Your greatest life accomplishment: Let's hear them!

[Maxspeedwell]

I'd like to hear what others have done in life.
What's your greatest accomplishment?

A race?
A build?
A woman?
A time in your life?

When you're 101 years old
and struggling for each breath from the resperator,
what will be going through your mind? What will
you think of that causes bliss, joy, or a sense of
accomplishment?

No self deprocation allowed.

Be bold!

Show it, or tell it!

I'll sit back and let someone else start....

-Max

[DCT]

Teaching thousands of people how to play tennis.
Some of my students I taught when they were 4 or 5 all the way until they went to college.

[ron l edmiston]

--- tammy & ashley for sure, but:

those that came back with me & knowing that killing & more killing always destroys the innocent..

ronnie still basting/roasting

[joosttx]

learning family is more important than anything else in life. Then, it's slam dunking a basketball at 28. 360 slam dunking at 18.

[Bruce Day]

Flying jets for multiple combat tours over 27 years from Vietnam through post Gulf War.

Sherman, later paraphrased by Patton, addressed his soldiers upon the conclusion of the Civil War saying that when they were old and their young grandchild was sitting on their knee and asked "Grandpa what did you do in the war". He stated that they could look them in the eye and say they rode with Gen. Sherman through Georgia.

I flew with the Air Force over North Vietnam.

[Lionel]

Owning a Sachs road bike

[mnoble485]

I started drinking at 14 and at 35 I was at the end of a 5 year run on heroin. Made the decision to go to rehab for 30 days to "get the monkey off". 4/28/85 was the last day I used. All good things in my life come from that decision. Wife, step kids that like me, grand kids that love me and a great job.

Mike

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[SteveP]

2 kids far above anything else. my kids are great.
now 2 grandchildren as well.

started 2 successful businesses.
sold both and enjoy what im doing now as much.

[Nierman]

I once did 10,020 push ups in 30 consecutive days.

I hit a hole in one on a 157yd par 3. Had always figured if I ever hit one I'd be out by myself with no witnesses, but instead, play was so slow ahead of us there were two 4-somes stacked behind us watching our group tee off. That hole in one saved me a shit-ton of money because I've rarely golfed since.

Of course stumbling into the perfect (imperfect) marriage and raising a couple great kids is up there, too.

[Bob Ross]

20-some-odd years as a professional musician (plus another ~15 as a part-time/semi-pro) has provided me with a substantial legacy of original recordings and compositions -- along with a vast store of memories and experiences that will definitely frighten the grandchildren.

Now that I think of it, the recordings and compositions will probably frighten the grandchildren too.

[pdxharth]

For many years, my greatest accomplishment was making my college soccer team as a freshman. It was a true mental, physical, and emotional test. But in July '13, after 12 years together with Kate, we got married. Hands down, my biggest accomplishment to date. But now, 16 months later, Kate is fighting breast cancer and chemo. There are more accomplishments ahead.

Speaking of heads, we shaved our heads yesterday. One of the best days we've had in months. Laughed our asses off!