Pause a moment

Pause for a moment...

• Put some air in your tires
• Check your map
• Play a game that your kids play
• Accept thanks for something without over analyzing
• Read the funnies
• Look at old pictures of your kids
• Park in space farthest from the entrance
• Plan your dream vacation
• Give somebody else time to figure it out for themselves
• Call your mom
• Kiss your grandchild on the top of his head and find her a cookie
• Wear your oldest sweatshirt
• Have two glasses of wine instead of just one
• Read an old-favorite book
• Take out the earbuds and enjoy the birds
• Catch your breath

It's that time of the year. School starting. Kids in activities. Big projects. Community events. Must read books. Friends and relatives who need your help. 

Here's the thing. If you get to the big stuff five minutes later, it won't make a big difference in the long run. 

Comments

[Michael Walker]

Take your dog for a walk...Your carpet will be cleaner! ;-)

Thanks for the reminder, Doug!

[Doug Johnson]

Hi Michael,

Not only will the carpet be cleaner, the dog walker will clear his/her mind.

Doug

[Libby]

Perfect right now...just started our oldest in kindergarten. Thanks for the reminder!

[Doug Johnson]

Hi Libby,

I am looking at this all through a grandfather's eyes and believe, your grandkids grow and change and get older even faster than your own children. I simply have to stop now and then and stare so hard at them, hoping I will remember just exactly what they are like at age 1 or 3 or 8 or 12.

Enjoy your babies. They don't stay babies very long,

Doug