So how many of you are ready for summer already? I am ringing my cow bell for the warm weather to plant and do a long staycation for a while. Something about summertime gives you that great feeling of being out by the water, and hanging out with family or friends on the back patio and enjoying a nice evening.
I did something I never thought I would do. I bought a rubber boat. “Really a rubber boat?” Hey at least you can fold it up and put in the back of a mid-size sedan right? Haha. My son Dylan is 5 now and as the next few years progress, I would like to see if he is interested in fishing and or enjoying time on the water. Even if you do go fishing and get frustrated that you haven’t caught something, its still that time that you have with a loved one.
I had always had this goal in my head from the past to the near present. It was about making money. The more the you make, the more comfortable you’ll be, and happier you’ll be right? Not exactly.
How many lotto winners and high end actors and folks that have money from head to check into rehabilitation clinics for drinking and drug addiction? Money is only a component that is a minuet part of life. The difficult face of reality is that we strive to make more and more money, and to a point that is healthy. Folks should be able to live a good, safe, and comfortable lifestyle. However, when it overtakes you, that is the problem.
It has taken about up until this time for me to realize that money is a necessity, but not a want. The time that I spend with family and friends, and enjoy the good and bad with them is the trademark I would rather leave on my timeline in this lifetime. I have sent what seem like a million prayers these last few days for guidance. I think the Lord sent some of that guidance back to me last evening. I was doing my normal routine with Dylan getting him to bed for the evening, and he stopped and asked me, “daddy are you happy today?” The only response I could say to him was “You are the happy part of my day, just like your sister, and mother are.” He smiled and changed the subject (cause hey that is what a 5 year old does right?) and went to sleep.
Gathering my thoughts after he went to sleep, I realized that I have been consumed to much by the material matter in my life. I want to plant the seed of God, family, friends in my kids. I want to teach both of them, that life is more than just video games, legos, or what kind of car you drive, or where you live.
Its the human connection that we can offer each other, the love, support, and companionship that only a human being can give to one another. That is the goal I want to strive for, the time, the love, and cherished moments. When that day does come, I want more laughter than sorrow, and to show my kids that a life well lived can not hold a monetized value.
So for today, I am going to make the most of the most I can. That way I can guide my kids to hopefully have a similar footprint as well. I hope you all have a great weekend, and enjoy the start to summer!! Let the fishing begin!
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