Do you ever consider how your experience of time changes as you age?

I remember sitting in a coffee shop with friends in Eugene, Oregon when I was 25 years old. It was a beautiful Northwest summer day, much as we have had lately here in the Puget Sound. As I reflected on the future, I felt like there was a vast ocean in front of me, with unchartered waters. I felt as if my life had no limit, and no end.

At the same time, a day during that summer seemed to stretch endlessly before me. During that August, I hiked in the Trinity Alps in California with my future wife, Diane.... Read More