I
have been looking forward to this weekend for several months now. I knew that
this past week was going to be a long one and that is was also going to eat
into last weekend as well. In addition to counting down the days until my
return from the Midwest, I have also been counting down to the end of the week
and being able to shut down the computer for a couple of days (at least as it
pertains to work). Of course, that was the plan and as has become commonplace lately,
the plans don’t really mean anything.
Everything,
as it usually does, seemed to converge today with lodge work coming back to the
forefront of my mind (with deadlines attached), work projects not moving along
quite as fast as I had hoped, and baby becoming rather fussy yesterday which continued
through today. However, even with everything going on it has still been nice
just to be home and with my family. While there are many things going through
my mind that have to get done, being present is what really matters and what
brings me back into the moment (even if that moment involves incessant
screaming.
While
many people I know would look at what needs to be accomplished at work or at
the lodge and deem it important it really doesn’t matter all that much when I am
looking at my son trying to figure out what to do to calm him down or when I am
able to look at him as he smirks in his sleep. Everything else can wait. Right
now I just want to be with my son and enjoy every moment that I can so I don’t
regret overlooking these simple moments later as he continues to grow.
With
that said, these moments late at night while my wife and son are sleeping have
also provided a great respite to both get work done that I have pushed back
from the daylight hours but also as a time to reflect and appreciate the day
that has just passed. Things seem to be changing so fast lately and every moment
that I can slow down and look around (Bueller? Bueller?) I have insisted on
taking. After all, work will always be there with the same kinds of projects
popping up time and again but these moments in life are a onetime deal and I
don’t want to miss them.
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