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I'm a developer that has spent most of his professional career in the Oracle world with extremely brief detours into JAVA, JavaScript, C#, shell scripting and Python.
Current areas of expertise are Oracle APEX, Data Model Design, PL/SQL, Oracle REST with a little performance tuning thrown in.
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Maybe it’s the fact that I’m coming up on my 50th birthday. Maybe it’s that I’m kind of at a crossroads in my career. Maybe its because I’m a sappy sentimentalist that just like to nostalgically recount his experiences.
Whatever it is that drove me, a few months ago I started writing down the things I have accomplished in my life. As the weeks moved on I’d think of something else and write it down. To date I’ve compiled quite a list and going over it, I feel very proud of what I’ve done. Hopefully this list will continue to grow.
I’m not sharing this to brag. Some of the things I would definitely not brag about. I’m sharing this to encourage people to create their own lists. You may be surprised at what’s on it. If not, get out of your comfort zone and live life! Stop thinking What if? and start thinking Why Not!
Things I have done in my life
Lived on another continent
Loved unconditionally
Risked everything to do something that I didn’t know whether I could do
Given up everything for love
Become a recognized expert in a technical field
Built and sold a company
Completely failed and rebuilt my life
Sold everything I own, twice
Written a book (4 actually)
Lived completely outside of my comfort zone
Learned a martial art
Seen the remains of an incarnation of Buddha
Prayed with a Buddhist monk, baptist minister, catholic priest and a shaman
Seen someone I love die
Met and conversed with celebrities
Dined in the UK Houses of Parliament
Learned about wine
Visited 4 of 7 continents (working on the other 3)
Learned another language
Felt true passion
Stood up for what I believed regardless of the cost
Performed a completely selfless act
Left a relationship I knew to be “safe” because I knew it wasn’t right for me
Changed several people’s perception about what it means to be gay
Helped raise a child
Sabotaged something good in my life because I didn’t think I deserved it
Been poorer than most people can imagine
Earned more money than I thought I ever could or would
Started a business and FAILED!
Escaped small town midwest life to become a world citizen
Been plucked from death by an unseen force
Been a professional dancer
Mastered a musical instrument
Sung in front of thousands of people
Been brought to tears by beauty
Been completely and utterly rejected
Built something from scratch
Cooked a meal of 4 star restaurant quality
Owned over 30 cars
Rescued an animal
Killed for my dinner
Celebrated my birthday twice by crossing the international date line
Skied a double black diamond
Taken drugs
Married the person I love
Considered taking my own life
Written poetry
Longed for something so much it made me physically ill
Disappointed my parents
Cut my family out of my life
Lost friends to AIDS
Come close to death
Cruised the Caribbean
Seen an Alaskan glacier calve
Hiked where few people have ever walked
Been diagnosed with a life threatening illness
Lied to feel more popular
Been so scared I could not move
Had a panic attack
Shared a rare intimate and personal moment with a complete stranger
Had an unrequited love
Been physically abused in a relationship
Been beaten up and bullied at school
Worked in a factory
Spoken in front of hundreds of people
Taught people my skills
Laughed till I cried
Contributed to Open Source Projects
Stolen food when I had no money to pay for it.
Broken my shoulder
Seen a Psychic
Been awarded the highest accolades for my profession
Opened and run an art gallery
Had a major organ removed (gallbladder)
Seen an active volcano on two continents
LIVED WITHOUT REGRETS!