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a conflict of priorities
Posted by Daniel in the needs, the observations, the understanding on October 6, 2010
I’m always in conflict with myself about what should come first. Priorities. For life in general, yeah. But mostly, in regard to raising my child.
A friend recently made the analogy of the parent who misses the recital because they are working over time to pay for the costume. I wonder if working overtime is even worth it. Maybe we should just skip the recital entirely? At the same time, I want my kid to have everything those other kids have, and more. And “recital” works it’s way into that list, some how, even though deep down I know the ways and means are almost always more important than the ends.
Holding it Down
Looking Beyond Now
There is almost nothing wrong or bad in my life big enough or important enough to merit complaining about. If you know me, you know that’s huge. I have always had something going wrong, something upsetting me, or something that needs improving. Make no mistake, I still do. But none of those things are worth ruining a day over or losing sleep over or stopping the fun that I’m having in order to figure it out. I can’t even begin to explain to you how good that feels.