Sit back and Think

Sometimes you sit back and think. Think about people you know, family members, people you just met, places you love, places you just found and places you want to be. Lately I have found that I have been amazed. People like my brother who was once my best friend seemed to grow distant only to then return a man that I am very proud of. I have been amazed at who he has become and who and what he wants to be. I now know why he does some of the things I once thought were crazy. I know he understands balance. Now we all have our short comings and I know he has plenty, but overall he seems to overcome them. Someone who people count out seems to come back with a vengeance and fire that impresses me.
I hope he knows how much I appreciate him and what he does for me.


I think about people who are relatively new to my life who are great to talk and hang around with. A gentleman and his wife have a son that play on my sons baseball team. I look forward to the games, not only to see then game but to talk with this great family. I only wish we knew them sooner in our lives before our move. I regret not inviting them over so our children could play and we could hangout.


I think about the people that I did not understand at certain points of my life that I begrudged that I now look to for advice and think WOW I should have opened my eyes.


I want all of the people that may read my thoughts to think about who is around them and what a blessing they can be. So many people have great ideas, advice, thoughts. We as a culture rarely listen, we are to busy with US. Our lives seem more important, our lives seem to stressful and we tend to block our ears. I once was told that you can not tell a five year old who comes home upset from school that the day they did NOT have a stressful day. That they should just be happy to be in school. To that five year old at that exact point in there lives that is stressful, that day was hard for them, they can not relate to you because those are not the shoes they are in. I try to understand and relate to this. One persons problems are not bigger or smaller than yours they are just different.


Starting a business is stressful but that does not mean others problems are less important, or that your kids activities even your faith should be put aside. Now lets be realistic. Sometimes, you need to stop, take time for you, or not do an activity because you need to accomplish something but...... You get my point.


You know...... I have had various comments so far, the writing, you may offend so and so.... etc..... I am not out to offend anyone. I mean anything you do in the public eye will get criticized. You need to grow a think skin and be comfortable with you. If I offend you I am sorry. If I write bad, don't read it. If you want a real answer ask me. I will tell it to you straight.


We have one week before the big move. My son baseball team is number one in the league and championships are here. Last minute preparations are being made on the business. Make sure that you check and recheck your whole life. For example, I have been waiting for a business license to go through and I finally called just to find out that they were waiting for some information. No one told me that they needed it. Surely the state would make a phone call..... NOT...... So, yes, I was able to fix the issue but if I was not proactive I may have lost the window to get the license. Overall, you need to be on your life, your tasks because no one is looking out for you.


I have to say that lately I have been thinking. Thinking so much I could scream. I feel like I think myself into knots. What thinking has done has given me a closer look at me, the people I surround myself with and a closer look at faith and God. What a wonderful gift we all have. THE ABILITY TO THINK!