There are times in life when we find ourselves doing things we never thought we'd end up ever having to do. In the spring of 1988, I was in a situation that terrified me, and what made it worst was, I was two hours out at sea!

I bet if I asked you to sing "Mr. Rogers's neighborhood," you could in a heartbeat because we had no idea the music introducing

I never once thought it would take me over four decades to achieve my goal! And while achieving it was joyous and celebratory, as it was unfolding in realtime, the reality of what I had accomplished didn't hit me