As I stare at the age of 35 half way to 40, even writing those numbers, it is beginning to dawn on me that life is moving on. I am where I want to be and writing more frequently, thinking of Fr Pat Moore on the occasion of his 8th anniversary. He is a big reason I can do my few bits with recording etc. He and John Herilhy of Radio Kerry took a chance on me back in 2014 and I hope that faith has been paid back to both men…
I am looking at the age of 35 and beginning to realise that I am not a young man anymore and life experiences have taught me many things over the past number of years in particular. I am happy in my skin but these two dates of May 1st and 2nd have an extra significance ever since Fr Pat passed away.
I never trusted myself in certain situations and always was shocked when other people put real trust in me and gave me opportunities and those chances taken by Fr Pat and John Herlihy have allowed me to write and record with more confidence in the 10 years since that Radio Kerry course.
I also find it amazing that I don’t sweat things as badly as I have previously done maybe again that comes with age and experience or maybe it is purely down to “not giving a fuck” in certain circumstances.
Life has of course changed beyond all recognition for me and the “set of keys” has helped shape me into a better person who is far more open than before and I am better in tune with life and its ups and downs.
I couldn’t wait to turn 18 and now I am heading for 40, and yes it has gone by in that flash that you see people mention on TV or on Radio…. What I had hoped to do as a kid was write about sport and if possible talk about it which has been achieved and if I was to stop today, I would be extremely pleased with my attempt and my lot.
I won’t be stepping back as I enjoy it too much and I hope to begin to record again very soon. Life is good and I just hope I can keep it between the two ditches over the next few years. Thanks to family, friends and anyone else that has helped me keep myself on the straight and narrow to make the age of 35….