Just dropped my youngest son off at his acting camp. He is not a slight lad, probably due to all the milk he drank as a baby - he made the Michellen Man look like a runway super model in his early days. Now he is well on the way to being the first 10 year old to bench pressing his own father. He told me if he is late for his camp he has to sing "I'm A Little Tea Pot". In the confines of the elevator he gives me a short rendition of the song with all the actions. He is nearly 5 foot tall, but when he sang with that fantastic smile of his he was instantly that tiny 3 year old singing the same thing round the camp fire! Time is an amazing thing and best measured I feel by observing your children or kids you know. Us 'oldees' tend to feel like the same person as decades pass by. Seeing that lovely lad repeating history reminds me how lucky we are to have lived the life we have been given and how precious every moment of every day is. If only I could do a better job of remembering that everyday! Of course our entire lives we have been pushed (should I even say brainwashed) into planning for the future. With 401Ks, retirement plans, Life Insurance.....all of which I have jumped onboard with. Even from a very young age who wasn't asked "what do you want to be when you grow up?". From technology to TV it's never about the 'now' it's always about 'what's next?'. Now don't get me wrong I get pumped about the future and what is install for us and our children. However, it all tends to direct our focus away from the incredible moment in time you are having right now. Well I don't mean reading this blog...you know what I mean. So happy Saturday! Enjoy every moment!
(Mark)
