Wisdom for my children

I was going to change this as I wrote it on my smart phone while on an airplane. I was feeling rather introspective about my children and trying to think about things I'd want them to remember always. It's not a comprehensive list, but ones I'd hope they could take with them to guide their lives. This isn't meant to be deep thoughts by anyone, but simply thoughts of me to my daughters...and hopefully, something they can in-turn share with their own children.

A Few Thoughts For My Children:

Happiness is a choice.

Please make happiness your choice.

No matter how bad things get, they can always get worse.

You are immensely loved. Please always remember that.

I love you. your Mom loves you. We both always will. even when we're not physically with you.

With love and happiness derived from hope you can do anything. Apply hard work to your dreams..most times they come true. If they don't, you have a lesson you've earned. Learn it. be thankful. Move on.

You can be hopeful with your happiness. Hope, next to love is the greatest of things. Hope too is a choice.

Look for the hope in every situation and person. You have helped me find it in my life.

There is a time to dream. Please never stop doing that. Dreams come from finding hope.

Work makes dreams real. Real dreams make life worth living in hope and love.

Showing others how to live with hope and love is a gift more valuable than money.

You don't need money to make hope or happiness...but it can help too...if used carefully.

Too much money can be a curse.

If you have an abundance, remember to share quietly with those that don't.

Nobody likes an arrogant giver.

Everyone likes a quietly generous person.

In short, be hopeful, happy, loving and hard working in life.

God will send many things your way in life. Choose to face those things with those four pieces.

People that do stuff make mistakes, even if the action is well intended.

From time-to-time, you will make mistakes. That's God's way of teaching. Learn from them. Ask forgiveness where appropriate.

A mistake is not the measure of a person, unless the person doesn't learn from it. The good news from a mistake is that if you don't learn from it, God will send it back around eventually. Learn the lesson you're supposed to.

When you've learned the lesson, give thanks to the people in your life you care for and to God. That's almost always part of the lesson.

The first effort

A friend of my wife recently started a blog. It's nice. It tells about her family. It speaks to her extensive knowledge of teaching how to read and write the English language. I saw her blog and thought..."Self, you can do that." I say those kinds of things to myself all the time. Unlike her and one of my writing Idols (Lisa, you know you're still the greatest), my grammar won't probably be the best. My sentence structure won't be the best.

Like many I'm here because I'd like to vent. Like many I have flashes of dreams of actually making a difference for someone with my written word. Frankly, however, I'm here because I need to share and vent. More often it's the venting rant. Sometimes it's the thankful vent, (thanks Patty and kids).

Topics I'll cover in the future will certainly be about health care and the "real" job I have. I'll also talk about my kids and my wife...sorry family, but good things should be shared, not hoarded. I may also speak about stuff I see on "space book" where I see things and think.."that's some wild, uh stuff." Do people really think that way?

If I'm feeling venturous, I may even post about how I see some business venture. I once thought I knew something about business. Now I'm not so sure.

Thanks for reading. Keep me in mind the next time you wanna blow five minutes!