My Life has been changing over the last few years. I went through a period of mixed feelings not knowing where I was going, or what I wanted to do, also being an empty nester, life was focused on raising kids, taking them here and there, then they were gone. I was trying to rush life along and not setting any goals. If you have nothing to look forward too, I was left feeling empty. I know some times you just have to let things happen and work with it. Guess they call that, the change of life, which no one really talks about! It is just a part of getting older, you start to see that life does have an end, you are not invincible and you finally start to realize that you have more years behind you than there may possibly be ahead of you. For a while I was focused on working lots of long hours and putting money away, sure the money is nice to have but at what sacrifice. Was I willing to miss family functions and lose that time spent with loved ones, that time spent on my motorcycle, that fishing trip, scuba diving, on the ATV, flying in my airplane, helping people, just seeing the world and not to forget what has been keeping me on track most of all, Kung Fu? I don’t want to be looking back on my life and saying I wish I would have. I realize my body is changing and it doesn’t recover as fast as it used to. With that being said, if I wait too long to do the things I’ve always wanted to do, I’m going to be to old to do them.
Sifu Hayes www.silentriverkungfu.com Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
You must know who you are, understand your inner nature.
You must become conscious of this infinite nature in yourself.
Then you will break free of your shackles.
Swami Vivekananda
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Ditto ... I have always tried to live life full, I gave 100% to the be a responsible parent, spouse, employee roles and and it sounds like you did too. Putting money away is not a bad thing and always there is a sacrifice to be made ... do not regret that ... it has great value ... now add some 'its all about me' to the the equation and go for it,
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if the path narrows as we get older, and we have already passed most of the interesting stops of our journey... and the scenery starts to look the same but with less color than we had in our youth.
ReplyDeleteI have been getting restless again, and your post has given me a reminder that I only have four years till my son hits adulthood. So I will continue to spend time breathing him in, trying to retain within me, some essence the boy before he turns into a man.
Happy Easter!