Easy Does It

    I really enjoy this time of the year. For me it is a time of contemplation, of review, of judgement. Did I get all my summer projects done, did I get in enough golf, did I make the most of the outdoors, did I visit family and friends, BBQ, ride my motorbike, take the dog on super long walks, go to football games, stare at the night sky, or did I sit on my butt and waste the five or six months we get before mother nature pushes me back inside. Yes this years' weather has been kinda weird, May was nice, June was rain-rain-rain, July and August were crazy hot, but mother nature doesn't care about my schedule so again I ask myself ,"did I make the most of my time?". 

   Well yes and no seems to be my answer. Luckily I am a morning person so I do my best to get as much done before 10 AM as the evenings can be repressively hot. But unfortunately this doesn't work for my family some days, well okay, most days. So I learn to be quiet, tip toeing around, planning and laying out my daily chores so that when everyone is finally up (usually 8ish), BOOM, I can get right at it. Such is today. I was up at 4am-ish (my normal time whether I like it or not) and wandering about the house planning my morning. What I ended up spending most of my time doing this morning was reflecting. Watching the sunrise, listening to the birds sing, watching the world take shape outside my window. It was very peaceful. Hence this blog. 

   I don't know if it because I am creeping up there in age or I am just starting to finally realize that life is way too short to worry about the petty things but some realizations have crept into my being lately. The world will go on just fine when my time is over so I must enjoy the time I am given. My health is good, my job provides, my family is pure gold, I have all I need to be happy, so I will be just that, happy. Sure I will still strive to improve where possible, but I won't stress about it. 

   I think one of the biggest factors that permeates my ability to enjoy my life is the awesomeness of those who have chosen to be a part of my life. Past and present, living and passed on, I have had and still do have some very incredible people in my life. The list is quite long, I won't go into detail, but you know who you are. 

   So thank you to all who have allowed me to be me, who have allowed me to enjoy this life, I greatly appreciate you.