How much more boring life would be if we always knew exactly what to expect in every circumstance in every situation.
Embrace life’s experiences, the good and the bad, let them teach you what you need to be prepared and realize that all of those skills are the irreplaceable foundation of wisdom.
Except sometimes it’s important to stop, take a deep breath and take in the view.
Fear is a nasty bastard, a tricky foe. Fear creeps in when you least expect it. Fear comes and talks so convincingly even the strongest, even the most confident often believe the lies.
If you always take the paved sidewalk, you won’t get dirty, but you won’t find the real adventures, you won’t get to experience all this life really has to offer.
Face it, we have been too lazy, too slow, too little belief in ourselves to do anything with our lives, and dang it, we don’t want anyone else to reach theirs either. If they do, it only makes it more apparent we gave up too soon, we didn’t try hard enough, or even at all.
Today’s fathers need to spend LESS time playing Call of Duty, and more time on their “calling” and “duty” as fathers.
It’s hard, really tough to just “stop” sometimes. Life gets all up in your grill and demands your attention, demands you run not walk, demands you get up OFF the chair and do something, and do it right now!
When was the last time you took the time or spent the effort to put yourself in someone else’s seat? To “walk a mile in their shoes?”
Peace is something built on the maturity and deep understanding of who you are.