And this too shall pass.
I often say that in the darkest of times, but I say it now as I watch the time wind down on the clock of my kids’ childhood. I want to make sure I enjoy the moments and make the most out of the opportunities to spend time with all of them. I suppose I am feeling this way because I have one getting married and one is a senior and two others are trying to make their way to Japan where I definitely will have a hard time seeing them. All of it adds up to me feeling like this phase of my life is closer and closer to ending and this next phase of exploration is fast approaching. I am really looking forward to the next phase, but at the same time I don’t want to look ahead and miss what is right in front of me now. My kids are all aging up and out. They are starting families of their own. That is absolutely wild conduct.
Some Thoughts:
- So, yeah… I’m old.
- I am also mentally young still. I still think about and play video games every day. I still have yet to crack fifty. Why then do I feel ancient at times. Probably because I let myself go in all the wrong ways and keep feeling like it is too late to get right. It isn’t though. It really really is not. I believe the first step is caring enough about addressing the problem as opposed to caring enough to complain about it.
- As I type this 3rd entry I am realizing that I haven’t read Peter King in over a year. He is the reason I do some thoughts. It emerged from the chrysalis of ten things I think I think. I think I ought to track that down…