Life has become overwhelming. In the first 100 days of 2013, I have done more than I can begin to track. When the train keeps on rolling, it's easier to look toward the final destination than to appreciate every beautiful sight you see along the way. It's paramount that we take the time to appreciate the journey, and soak in every experience.
In the first 100 days of this year, I have done more than any span of 100 days in my life. I started taking the steps toward achieving my second degree by enrolling at APSU. I got married. I started playing intramural basketball and kicked off a new season playing softball. I quit my job. I found a new job where the hours are practically inexistent.
It's so easy to get distracted along the path when you have a goal in mind. All of these major events are markers... but I still take time to appreciate the little things. Every little think I do with my wife make for more valuable memories than most of the accomplishments I achieve. Every nap, every meal, every day. Each and every moment with her is more golden than the last. Everything I do in this life is better with her to share it with.
There are only 24 hours in a day. So far this year, I have started staying up to enjoy as many hours with her as I can. Truth is, 24 hours isn't enough. I want every moment I can claim with her. As the days start to bleed together, time is flying faster than ever. There is so much to do, and I'm happy to take the time to smell the roses with her at every stop. Every little event is just so much sweeter when I have her to share it with. With the map laid out toward our future, I take great comfort in knowing that we can make pit stops along the way with the woman of my dreams.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you on this in so many ways within the past year. It was just the other day I told my alleviate the same thing, "there is not enough hours in the day to complete everything that needs to be done." It seems like an never ending issue. Working, trying to finish up with college and be a full time student, being a new mother and learning how to be a mother, cleaning, cooking, working out, and sitting down to enjoy family. Sometimes I take a day out of the week just to relax. It gets overwhelming but after I graduate that will alleviate much of the stress. Until then I just need to keep positive and motivated and know that at the end of the road, it will be all worth it.