A day in Life - How was your's spent?

It is the close of the day.  A day spent in life.  So how did you spend your day?  What did you do that was unique or different?  What did you enjoy of your life today?  How did you appreciate it?  Or did you? 

There were, I am confident, 40+ games televised of titanic importance to absolutely nothing, but the god of self-importance for the throngs of adoring fans to the over-indulged nature of the self-grandized human participating in college football athletics. 

For me the day was spent participating with my 9 year old as he had a Halloween party with 8 of his friends, five of whom spent the night.  Watching them play and enjoy each others' company. 

It was a day enjoying my 20 year old daughter home from college.  Seeing her go with my wife, her stepmom, to have a pedicure while my wife, who gave som much this week to my 9 year old, enjoy a manicure.

It was a day spent with an hour nap with my beautiful wife falling asleep on my chest and taking a nap.  Enjoying holding her during that time.  Sleeping peacefully, knowing the ability to do so was what makes so much of life enjoyable and right. 

It was a special evening celebrating the 26th anniversary of my sweet sister-in-law's 24th Birthday.  A woman who gives so much to her nieces and nephews, including those grafted into the family tree.  Being able to take her to a restaurant she always wanted to visit, but had not taken the time to go. 

It is now spent, drinking a very nice port from a 100+ year old heirloom glass, given as a gift from very special friends of my parents.  At the same time listening to the following tune and thinking of the wonders of this earth I have been blessed to see, from a special pass rising between Montana and Yellowstone or the clarity of the glacial lakes in Glacier or the wild Atlantic in storm off Barbados. 

How have you spent your day?  Perhaps you have enjoyed the myriad of massive struggles of your favorite college team knowing it will occur again next week and next year and next decade.  Or perhaps you realize life is more than passive, lethargic entertainment and comes in the form of spending time doing and conversing and living. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMeT5Qcsh0s

I hope whatever you did, you can reflect and see events that add to the memories of your life that don't come pre-bundled and packaged for you from someone else. 

Take care, gene

Live Life

So today in Roman numerals i turned XLIX.  It's been an interesting ride in life, and given the events of the day meaning life, one learns that perspective helps define how you're going to view life itself.  So let's take a look at a simple phrase -

"May you live every day of your life" - Jonathan Swift

I came across this saying this week and felt it was appropriate.  So what is living every day of your life?  How would say you have truly lived this day of your life?

There are many ways to explore this and over time we will -Comparing our time spent obsessing about sports, whether professional or at Enormous University; or in pursuit of items that don't truly bring lasting enjoyment; etc.

Right now though just simply compare these two songs.  I like both songs and appreciate the talent used in creating and performing them, but one song's ideas I embrace and the other are lyrics that as a viewpoint I totally reject. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lmqtYR5tJo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYiahoYfPGk

So, I'll take the former as a viewpoint to how life should be lived.  Enjoying my children and wife, friends and extended family, and most of all my most important relationship with my Savior and my God. 

So ask yourself, are you living life or looking back wishing what would have been?  If it is the latter, then you can do something about it, but you're the one to decide. 

May God bless you as he has me. 

Sincerely, eneg