Weekly Journal: Week 2
Weekly Journal: Tuesday April 1, 2008 — April Fool’s Day!
April Fool? I remember this concept from being a child. Every time I write out April 1st, or think of the day, it comes to mind. But funny that no one played any games yet today! When we’re kids we don’t miss any opportunity to have fun do we?
If only to be more of a kid again…I honestly can’t say the exact day I stopped. One day I was teaching myself to read with the small yellow covered paper books — It was the adventures of stick figures and the occasional lion — but it really was anything I could find to read. Then suddenly the next day I had to defend myself. I was worried about being bad and getting in trouble, being hit, and quickly realizing that as a child I was somehow a burden on everyone else in the world. What a loss!
Children really are blessings, with more lessons to teach us than a thousand yogis, ten thousand gurus or messiahs.
As adults we are so preoccupied. We miss out on the simple thrills of life. We are always waiting aren’t we.
After a terrific education (an eye-opening education), I not only worry about my problems, but about all the problems in the world (and my neighborhood especially). I also spend some time recently worrying about those that want more from me than I have to offer.
But that’s all surface stuff compared to the worry I have about disappointing the people that love me. I never ever want to disappoint the people that love me.
The funny thing is the people that love me would say “DON’T WORRY! You CANNOT DISAPPOINT US!” So worry, actually doesn’t get me very far. In the spirit of giving up on things that don’t work, I’ll make a pledge today to play more and worry less!
You and I both realize that I’m letting go a little with this weekly blog…maybe it’s because I’m sitting at LAX about to board a plane for a far off place. It’s for work, but then again it’s not. It’s just exactly what I make it!
Here’s to getting childhood back after 30! I’m looking forward to the years to come, especially with love and family close by. There really is no disappointment when it’s love and family!
Buon divertimento! A presto!