Legacy

I just sat down and read blogs. The last one was rw's. Thank you for reminding me what life is about. Not the hurry. Not the busy. Friends & family, love, laughter, memories made, adventures, moments...

That's what life is. I know I'm mid-way through my life and hopefully far from the end, but one thing I know is that life is not about making it to the next stop or goal, it's about the actual journey. What happens between stops. So don't live your life waiting to get from point a to point b, but enjoy the time in between. Take time along the path to pay attention to what's around you. Life passes so fast. I look back with regrets at how quickly my life has passed and the amount of time I wasted on piddly things, like worrying everyday about what I weighed, while in that process gaining 60 pounds or so and losing it a million times. Or worrying about a dirty house that no matter what never stayed quite clean enough. Or fretting over people and what they think or do and most of them are long gone from my life. Focus everyday on what is important. People, family, Jesus. Be in the picture whether you feel fat that day or not. Go swimming with your kids no matter what you look like in a bathing suit. Ride the scary rides with them at six flags no matter how scared you are. Snow ski even if you're a coward. Jump in the ocean in spite of the sharks. Snorkle, you'll figure it out. Don't let an adventure leave you behind.

Years down the road, when your kids and grandkids read your diary, let them say Zowie!