In the last several years, many changes have taken place in my life, some good, some great and some totally unexpected and unwanted.
My life is at a stable point right now and I like it that way but I acknowledge that to get it here, I practically shut down and took one step at a time. However, that doesn't change the fact that there were permanent changes that altered the rest of my life.
The end result for me has me thinking about the "rest" of my life. I like peace and quiet, but do I like it too much? I like stability, but could it also be that sometimes you need things stirred up to actually get you going again? Life is heading exactly where I wanted it to be, but I got so busy, preparing, repairing and recovering that life was also very boring. I've decided that amidst all this preparation and recovery, there was very little excitement in my life. It was mundane.
I love the financial place I'm at, I love the new home, I love the parents being moved closer and knowing that they are going to be taken care of. I love the kids all becoming more and more grown and stable. I love the fact that I have a great career and am starting to build my businesses.
However, I had to stop and ask myself, when was the last time that you weren't so busy that you actually got to have a little fun? Excitement eluded me....
The "stability" I searched out was taking the "fun" that I needed to be able to appreciate the stability. Is that a catch 22?
So as I continue to plan and reach financial and family goals, I refuse to stop "living" just to "LIVE"
There's not enough time with my family because of the job(s) and goals. And why have these things if you are giving up that which you most cherish and makes you who you are? I've discovered it's not worth retiring in a few years if I have to give up these years of happiness. I'm not changing my retirement plan or life goals but I am making time again for "fun"
I expect I will be as busy this year as I was last year, but there will be a healthy balance of business/family time.
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