When You Are Ready

Perhaps it is the recent hot weather and the idea of fall around the corner, or perhaps it is that my life has changed so much over the past few weeks, but I am looking forward to the prospect of a new start.

I usually think about this around year end as we head towards the start of a new year, and most often these resolutions of mine consist of getting in shape, being more financially savvy with my own funds, and eating right. This time it feels different. for the past few years, I have taken care of my father as his primary caregiver, and while his absence fills me with sadness, I find myself evaluating my life in a very different way.

Yeah, sure I want to eat right and exercise more, but it goes beyond that and that I want to be a better and healthier person in many different ways. I want to stand straighter, literally. All my sedentary time in front of a computer or bending over to help my father has left my shoulders curved, and I want to work on straightening those shoulders of mine.

I want to help my kids with their homework and take those fleeting opportunities to chaperone their field trips. I want to be around and I want to be around in a present and healthy way. And that is going to require some conscious steps on my part— at least as much as we can control. Part of me is angry that I’ve waited so long to have this realization or Drive but another, more logical part realizes the time just wasn’t right.

So today I leave you with a thought—strive for more and strive for what you want. It may take some time for you to be ready and that is okay. It will come.

Happy writing writing to you this week.