The close of my first day...and the Zen lesson embraced:
The currency of one single day--how to take stock in what is most valuable in your world and understanding when you truly live in those moments and when you allow yourself to be bogged down by the unnecessary chatter and static of discord, hesitation, negativity within....
Moments of January's first day:
Shoots of bright grass poking from holes in the snow.
The kids and I standing by the stream, tossing pieces of ice into the water, watching them melt.
Dressing up as pirates and singing sea chanteys about bottles of rum and Davey Jones locker.
Hearing my daughter say I love you.
Looking at children's artwork from years past.
Losing my temper over something silly like my little one standing up on his chair at the dinner table.
Falling asleep with my arms wrapped tight around my son's shoulders, my face buried in his soft hair.
Talking with friends about a direction for a new year.
My wife and I laughing over our duet singing of lyrics for the infommerical for "FlirtyGirl" exercise products.
Feeling frustrated when my wife is in pain and I cannot do anything but want to.
Saying I love you to everyone in my family and wanting them to know how much I mean it.
Learning how to really let go of the inconsistent heartburns of frustration and temperment.
In order to celebrate this currency it is best to understand that one must given themself permission to be human, to make mistakes, to be happy and disappointed and that both are mere markers in a quest for deeper understanding. It is good at the start of this new year, in this new journey, to realize how many opportunities are out there for a daddy like me to become that much better and clearer. It is overwhelming, as I check my human portfolio and feel my home filled with love and life, to begin to understand just how wealthy I am and how much all of this will grow in the coming days and months.
Stay open to everything. Goodnight.
Zen Daddy
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