Hi everyone
Life sucks at times, life is amazing at times and most of the time it is somewhere in between those two extremes.
But how do you measure your life, your year past and the year ahead. The next 525600 minutes, will they be minutes of action or inaction, growth or otherwise?
Today my father, if he were still with us, would be celebrating his 60th birthday. On reflection Dad achieved many things by traditional measures. A successful career, business owner, hobbyist, travelled, educated and so the list goes on.
However when I think of Dad’s last year, indeed his entire life as I know it, I feel his number one success area was in love. A loved Husband, Loved Son-in-Law, Father and Friend to many. At Dad’s funeral I reflected on the life long lesson that he, and Mum, taught me – and that is to live with passion and unconditional love. I knew every single day that he loved, Mum and I, unconditionally and that was demonstrated in so many ways.
Today as I celebrate his life and what would have been his 60th I ask that you take a moment to reflect on my earlier question, how do you measure a year, a life?
I encourage you to live passionately, try new things, don’t be afraid to let someone know that you care and perhaps most importantly, and also the hardest thing to do, don’t be too hard on yourself.
I believe life is a journey, one where we won’t always get it right at every turn, but it’s through the experience of life itself that we grow and hopefully along the way make some great friendships, love and are loved in return.
With that in my mind I extend my thanks to everyone that plays a part in my life’s journey.
Take care.
Regards
JB
