Happy Birthday Daddy! |
This
year is proving to be a little different than previous ones when it comes to my
birthday. There have been some great things that have happened over the past
year and some pretty crappy ones as well (especially lately). But, overall, it
has been a great year and one that has offered tremendous clarity in my life.
What
started off as a year still full with uncertainty and questions is coming to an
end with some security and very specific goals. I don’t know what the future
may hold but I have a core of beliefs, priorities, objectives, family, and
friends that have proven, beyond any doubt, to be the foundation on which I can
continue to build my life. Thankfully, there have been a few rough situations
and conversations that have occurred over the past year and they have allowed
for the culling of the less desirable portions of life that have at times
prevented me from fully appreciating all the gifts that I have been given. By
doing this most the toxicity has been remediated and the uncertainty has
subsided. There are still questions that remain but, for the most part, it will
simply take time before the answers are available. To many of those people I
say “Thank you and goodbye!”
My
birthday this year is one that is filled with love for both the people in my
life and my son who will be able to celebrate with me next year. It is this
shift that has allowed me to embrace those around me, which at times has bit me
in the bum, and know who I can trust, who I can believe, and who I want as not
just a part of my life but my wife and my son’s life as well. To those people
that have embraced me, in spite of my numerous faults, I just want to say “Thank
you!”
This
is the first year that I can celebrate my birthday as a father and for those
that are unfamiliar with that feeling it is pretty much impossible to describe.
I know now that my priorities have to be as a father, husband, son, sibling, nephew/cousin, and
friend/brother in that order or else my life will become unfulfilling. There
are certainly many changes, most of which I will be unable to control, that are
going to happen and now I can say with confidence that I am happy to show my
son the kind of man that I am during this next year, this next stage, of my
life. So, for those reasons, this is certainly turning into a very happy
birthday!
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