Life

Yes, it is time for you to think along with me. It has been far too long since my last entry of the “Why Are We Here?” theory. Why is that you may ask, well the answer is LIFE!!!!

So, why is it that life is so time consuming? Why is it that we get weighted down with responsibility that we just don’t do the things that we used to or would like to? The reason I am asking this is to get you thinking as well as myself to find the answers to questions that really have no answers.

I believe I spoke about this before, but I want to share it again. When I was a child, time seemed to last forever. What do I mean by that, well, it seemed forever until Christmas, it seemed forever until my birthday, etc? Now that I am older, time flies and there is just not enough time in a year to get done all of the things we need to do.

I think life is one big joke for all of us to live with. Think about it, when we have the most energy and are at our best is when we are young. That is the time to enjoy life, but we are too young to do so, When we are old, then we just want to slow down and aren’t able to do the things we used to do. Now, I find myself full of responsibilities that I just can’t do what I would like to do. There is always one more item on that list of things to do, or another meeting, or some silly thing that takes you away from the here and now.

What if we could change things around? Wouldn’t it be nice to have all of the energy, drive, will that you had as a child, now? I will admit, I am about to hit middle age and I find myself losing ground due to injuries, lack of energy and just the fact that I can’t do all of the things I could do just ten years ago. Most of you know, I have wrecked my back and have had two surgeries. Well, I got the wonderful news that I may have to have a third surgery. On top of all of that, I finally qualify for one of those nice blue signs with a white wheelchair in it. Yes, I recently applied for a handicap parking permit.

It is sad that life leaves all of these scars on us, but yet without those scars, we never really grow do we? I think it is one of the things that make us who we are. You may not react to a situation the same way that I would. It is interesting to see how people do react, adjust and survive their scars. Why does one person break down and commit suicide in a situation, where another fights through it? What makes a person commit a crime and another walk away from it?

The thing that amazes me the most about life is that I have chosen most of my life to live it to the highest standard of morals and to follow what God has set down as law. Okay, yes, I may not always have the cleanest vocabulary, but for the most part I have been what I consider a very moral person, but yet, sometimes it seems as if I get punished for living that way. I look around and see all of the people who live life as if it were an amusement park ride or a week in Vegas and wonder why life is so good for them, yet, others suffer. Don’t get me wrong, I am not looking to change my life so that I get the rewards now. I do believe that in the end, I will be rewarded for the choices I have made. The question is, though, will you? How do you live your life? What choices have you made that you regret?

Yes, I think about these things, especially more so now that I see my finish line closer than it was ten years ago. Time is my companion that doesn’t always play fair. But, time is what it is, a mark in which we all must live with. So, think about it and tell me what you think. How has life treated you? One of my most favorite sayings was from Norm on “Cheers”. They would always ask him something as he came in and he always had a clever answer. One time he was asked, “How is life treating you?” His reply was, “Like a baby treats a diaper”. Let me know.

Life is Okay



Yes, I know it has been a long time since I wrote. I will try to do better this time. It would be nice if I actually sat down and set aside some time to do this every week.

Well, my step-daughter’s soccer team turned out okay. I don’t remember our record off the top of my head, but we did really well. Granted her and I had a few moments where we had to see whose will was stronger. She decided that since I was coach that she wouldn’t have to do all the things the others did, well, that wasn’t the case.

As for soccer at school, this year I have decided to do something about it. We are running a summer camp this year so that we will be able to compete with the other schools that do play all year round. It just isn’t fair for us, but that is the way they do it in the other schools. I would like to do it with ours, but the kids all seem to go their separate ways. Thusly, we never compete as a team.

We did go camping in North Carolina this summer, which was nice. We had several mishaps on the way, but finally got there. It was nice to get out of the hot Florida weather. We were planning on going to New York and Maine, which are the areas I grew up. But, with gas prices the way they are, we just couldn’t afford to do it with the RV. Oh, well. Maybe another time we will be able to do it. A few years ago we went to where my wife grew up, so I wanted to take the kids to see where I grew up, since they have never been.

We do have one more major trip planned for the summer. We are going to Fort Wilderness which is Disney’s answer to camping. LOL We love it there because it is seems more like a Resort than camping. We love going there because there is so much to do. The kids love it as well because they get to be a bit more mature and we do give them the ability to go by themselves to the playground or riding their bikes.

Anyway, hopefully I will be able to give you another update on things after we go camping. Thank you for hanging in there with me.