When Bad Stuff Happens . . .

What's that thing we often hear about death and taxes? Well, we could include unpleasant events as well among the things that are inevitable in life . . . Yes, bad stuff DOES happen in all of our lives from time to time!

We have no control over many things . . . Unfortunately, this can leave us with a feeling of helplessness when faced with these events that we don't control . . . However, we do have some control when it comes to how we deal with these events, and life in general!

Our inner sense of joy and peace need not be controlled by external events, but can be a constant within our reality, an immovable rock at our core . . . When unpleasantness occurs, we can rely on this to carry us though the storm! It can help us to rise above what's happening in our lives, as this is the REAL us . . . The events in our lives are temporary, and always pass eventually . . .

It is important not to let our circumstances define us, and who we are . . . Which comes back to the thoughts we think and the beliefs we carry with us from moment to moment . . . Those thoughts and beliefs allow us to rise above the problems and travails which life imposes upon us all occasionally!

Until next time . . . Ciao

Kids . . .

I've been out of town for most of the summer . . . Not much time to write . . .

Many ideas, but not opportunity . . .

Being a father . . .

Being a parent is NOT an easy thing, even when it looks easy . . . Much to think about . . .

Raising children, providing for children, being there for children, loving children . . .

My feeling is, I was put on this Earth in this lifetime to be a father . . .

Until next time . . . Ciao!!

Laugh!

What's the worst thing we can do? Well, maybe not the worst thing, but a shitty thing? We start to take ourselves too seriously . . . We think we're God's gift to mankind . . . Truth is, we aren't!!

So have a little fun . . . Do some crazy stuff, and live life . . . See the humour in life's events . . . It isn't sacrilege to laugh at things others don't laugh at . . . Whatever we find funny, laugh at it . . .

Who cares if we're a little out of character every so often? It's good for the soul, good for the heart, and good for the brain . . . As a matter of fact, do it MORE than every so often!!

Be irreverent . . . be provocative . . . Maybe shock a few people . . .

In the end, our last words just might be . . . WTF!!! I did it MY way!!!

Until next time . . . Ciao!!