A Christmas is boxed away for another year and the kids start to think about going back to school my thoughts turn to what kind of dad, husband, friend and man was I during 2010 and what kind of changes do I want to make in 2011.
I’m not in to making pie in the sky New Year resolutions that last a month or two but I am into making choices to improve myself for my own benefit and those around me.
I think if I was to ask the boys what words have they heard me speak the most “I love you bud” might be top but “Hang on I’m busy” would be number two on the list for sure! If I asked my wife the same question I dread to think what her
This year I want to have more time to do the things that make me happy, give more time to my family and friends, enjoy the moment more. Maybe it’s losing my dad that has given me this prospective, maybe it’s my age, who knows, but I want to drop out of living life at warp speed and get back to the basics of having time to live. (My mate Wendy Mann gave a great preach yesterday on this very subject – check out the Kings Arms website to hear it.)
Does this sound impossible; as you read this are you laugh ting at me or nodding your head in agreement. The big question is how can I achieve this goal? I can hear my old form teacher in my head saying “goals should be achievable if they’re not then they are dreams and will always remain so” I don’t have the luxury of downsizing my salary and working less in fact I probably need to earn more, but that is most definitely going against the flow of where I want to be. So here you find me, I have a goal for 2011 but can’t see the route to get there yet.
You will never regret as you spend MOORE time with you family!