Comrades, I'm taking a deep breath and... here I go. My name is Lee Eddy. I'm 53, husband of almost 26 years (in a row!) to one wife. We have four children (25F, 23M, 22F, 18M) and recently became empty nesters. We also have a dog (terrier mutt) and a cat who covet our attention. I've been a public school teacher for some twenty years--nearly all of it in a middle school setting (ages 10ish to 13ish) and nearly all of it teaching History, specifically American History. I've also become very involved in our local Teachers Union, representing some 600 employees in our growing school district. We live in southern California in the United States, in a region audaciously known as the Inland Empire. I was brought to The Lighthouse Project by Ryan Pinto--whom I know as either Frijole or Nanta'n. I am at the point in my life where I want to--need to--level up. I was the kid who always had the "not living up to his potential" comment on his report cards. And I'm still kinda there. And I don't want to be there. So I am here. I want to find out the fears, the shame, the despair that is holding me back from... being me, fully me. I've always been a good wordsmith, talking or writing. But I've never quite been the action guy. I want to deliver on what I say. I want to say what I mean--and then deliver on it. I'm about to take a forward step in my professional life by becoming President of our local Teachers Union and I don't want to drop that particular ball--I want to do some great things in that position. My wife and I are empty nesters and though we will always be parents, it is time for us to focus also on one another. I have long took her for granted and I don't want to do that, either. Also, I am just starting to sometimes think that when people say I'm a good guy... they might at least be partly right. So I want to get to know myself more deeply. I want to use my gifts in a way that brings good things into existence and helps people. I've been working on my physical fitness the last year or two and have levelled up a fair bit in that area. It's time for me to work on mental and emotional fitness.