Monday, November 5, 2012

A message to my kids

My youngest daughter today sent me a wonderful note about how my love has inspired her and helped shape her success. It is one of the notes that all parents wish for, and I am thankful.

My response, if there should even be one, is in the end it is really all about her - not me. Metaphorically I am a traffic sign on the side of her life saying many things - slow down, speed up, warning, etc... . She is still the driver of her life deciding on when to listen to my messages. In fact there are many more signs for others that she makes decisions on too. Some of the signs have good advice, some not so much. But just like with my advice, she decides on which signs to act upon, which ones to ignore.

So one of my signs that I will post frequently for her is forget the signs, pay attention to your decisions. It is not about who inspires you, it is about the decisions that you make in life. Your decisions will define who you are and who you are not. That is the key to a successful life, knowing that it is in your control. You get to decide how to react to a down tree in the road - slow down, speed up, cry, laugh ... .


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