I was just reading a profile of a 25 year old male that seems to be a lot like I was fifteen or so years ago. I started reminiscing about the freedom, the parties, the lack of responsibility and so on but I also started to think about what I have now.
When I was in high school, I had a good job, decent grades, lots of "friends" and plenty of freedom. I graduated and got a better job, more freedom, my own home and eventually a wife. All was good. Along came a couple of kids, a nicer home and a promotion. All was good. Then came lots of hours, a lonely wife, and eventually a life changing divorce.(is there any other kind?) All was not good. I was a basket case for a couple of years. I hooked up with the first warm body that would listen to my story and almost made the biggest mistake of my life, but I learned from it. I eventually found another mate and we decided to have another kid. She already had two, I already had two and the other one gave us five. Everyone thougt we were nuts. Probably one of the best things that ever happened to me. All is good again.
I stll look back on my younger years fondly but I wouldn't give up anything I have now to get back what I had then. It seems whenever life is going a little too good, something happens to bring you back to earth and when life sucks, something good always brings you back from the edge. If you look too far ahead, you'll miss what you have now and if you are always looking back, you'll miss all the good stuff coming up. Live for now because you'll be old and feeble before you realize what you missed.
When life throws you a curve ball, just remember, stop, breathe, and remember what you have right now. You just might surprise yourself. Life is like diving, plan your dive, dive your plan but don't miss all the good stuff to get a good picture.
