It's been a while

Another week is going by and I never seem to know where the time goes. As a kid, it seemed we never would get old enough fast enough. That birthday just always seemed to be forever in getting to us. Now as an adult, there never seems to be enough time in the day.

I remember as a kid, playing hard form sun up to sun down. Seldom was there idol time. We didn't have TV to watch as there is today. I think we were lucky if we had 4 channels to watch. In comparison, we used our imaginations to keep us occupied. We made Forts out of card board boxes or ravines. We hid in bushes as we waiting to jump out and attack.

I have the hardest time getting my son to ride a bike. He does it well when he wants too but he just doesn't like too. When I was his age, you could not keep me off a bike. Forget the fact I had no clue where the brakes were. Forget the fact it belonged to my brother and was twice the size it should be for me. I rode and rode hard and fast. My goal was to see how fast I could go. Stopping was a bit more adventuresome. The family car or brick wall to the house was how I stopped. I also mastered jumping off while going full speed and watching it crash. It was the coolest thing ever!

Today we... I keep my kid so over protected, I think I forgot to let my kid just be a kid. When he scraped his knee the other day falling form his bike, we all made like it was the greatest things since sliced bread. Mostly because had we not, he would NOT have gotten back up and started riding again. We practically had to force him back up on the bike.

My little boy is still growing up faster and faster. I fuss at him for crawling into our bed at night but I'm going to miss it when he does. We are already hitting May and that means Summer is just around the corner. Vacation will be here soon and then the holiday season will be near too. When do we have time to stop and see what is really going on around us?

We live in a world full of terrible things. We censor the news just to keep our children from being exposed to the negativity that is all around us. Sure there are rotten parts to our world but look at some of the good things. We have friends and loved ones near us. Our children playing is a joy I can't really put words too. I have a job. The pay sucks but I get to do something enjoyable and productive. No matter where I go, I can always learn something new. Look at the colors of Spring time and see the beauty that grows all around us. There is joy surrounding us all over but we need to retrain our eyes to see it. Take a minute today to see something good and then share it with someone else and see if the pattern doesn't spread. Have a great day everyone!