There are all kinds of
important aspects to life. This is about
one of them.
We can get really busy.
Just look at your calendar at home or the office. If you are having trouble seeing the date
listed for a particular day, there is an issue to be addressed. This is often the case in my home which is
only comprised of my wife, me, and the golden retriever. (Maggie). There have times when our marriage has been
referred to as a post-it-note marriage because we are active and often times
pass each other in the wind. Sound familiar?
Then something happens that brings everything to a screeching
halt. One word, Family. So it was this past weekend…and this could be
any weekend in any year. It was in fact
a rarity because when you have family that includes four sons and a daughter,
four of the five which are married and the fifth to be wed soon, and ten
grandchildren with another one the way, getting everyone together in one place
is indeed an accomplishment.
There is the laughter, the catching up, and the horsing
around. All of it happened, by the way,
without the use of social media. Part of
the reason gatherings such as these are so infrequent is the fact that so many people
are so busy. After an experience that
lasted only of the past 36 hours its clear there needs to be more of them. If
you have a large one a small one, a challenge today should be to initiate an effort
to get everyone together of what would be considered your immediate family. This kind of time is precious and it is far
too infrequent in today’s “busy” society.
But it’s a perfect opportunity to put that busyness aside and enjoy a
type of chaos that is precious.
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