The most wonderful time of the year...
One more week and I temporarily slip into being a kid again for one day. The Christmas music, the shopping malls, office parties, friends getting together, watching my family open gifts...and watching my favorite movie of all time "It's a Wonderful Life." It always gets me thinking about my own life.
There's something intriguing to me about the measure of a man's life, the quality of one's decisions and how they've had a positive effect on one's circle of influence. This is my modus operandi. I can't live without it. I want the world to be a better place for everyone. This compels me to continue searching for the good things in this life.
I have learned that life is good when I am grateful for the things I have. Simple things. I have a home, friends, wonderful children, supportive parents, a great career and my health. When it comes down to it, I don't need much more. I could look at my situation as a single parent and be tempted at times to FEEL bad because it seems life is a treadmill right now. I'm working a lot right now. I'm making up for some lost years when the market took a dive. It's easy to get caught up in making money to improve my quality of life. But something is definitely missing, actually a couple of things. I long for that close friendship that I can share with someone and I need some adventure - doing something different.
I long to perform music again, party with friends more often, surrounding myself with people who are positive and an encouragement. But if I focus on what I'm missing, I could easily slip into feeling like I'm missing out. But am I?
I am grateful now that I am raising two wonderful kids and creating memories for them. I am working hard to improve the quality of my life. Once in a while I get to play music. What a great gift. To play music. I do have friends, and although I don't see them enough, I do have friends. I miss the social life of the church. A lot of fun. I'm grateful that I can still go back and see my friends there once in a while.
There's something intriguing to me about the measure of a man's life, the quality of one's decisions and how they've had a positive effect on one's circle of influence. This is my modus operandi. I can't live without it. I want the world to be a better place for everyone. This compels me to continue searching for the good things in this life.
I have learned that life is good when I am grateful for the things I have. Simple things. I have a home, friends, wonderful children, supportive parents, a great career and my health. When it comes down to it, I don't need much more. I could look at my situation as a single parent and be tempted at times to FEEL bad because it seems life is a treadmill right now. I'm working a lot right now. I'm making up for some lost years when the market took a dive. It's easy to get caught up in making money to improve my quality of life. But something is definitely missing, actually a couple of things. I long for that close friendship that I can share with someone and I need some adventure - doing something different.
I long to perform music again, party with friends more often, surrounding myself with people who are positive and an encouragement. But if I focus on what I'm missing, I could easily slip into feeling like I'm missing out. But am I?
I am grateful now that I am raising two wonderful kids and creating memories for them. I am working hard to improve the quality of my life. Once in a while I get to play music. What a great gift. To play music. I do have friends, and although I don't see them enough, I do have friends. I miss the social life of the church. A lot of fun. I'm grateful that I can still go back and see my friends there once in a while.
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