Embrace The Now

Dad Says:

If not you, than who

If not now, then when.

Jenn was on me about posting a blog, we were behind and generally getting grief to get something out there. It struck me that instead of documenting it I was doing it, which is an often the forgotten element.

I was busy doing, man, and that was in the now. No selfies, no asking for likes. Just living, and it was awesome. I think that we, as a society, are on a dangerous path that leads to NHL players watching replays of themselves on the Jumbotron instead of being IN the game. Its happening, and it kills me. Go for the now, whatever you are doing. Everything will wait.

There is great enjoyment in writing for me, and I do mean that as I have often fallen to writing to right side life when it goes askew. There is some thing cathartic about it, a release and renewal that can slowly emerge with the words on the page. There is a ‘now’ about writing as well, as it is substantially more difficult to type cohesively whilst updating your status.

You can argue all you want, but you only have one go at this, so what are you waiting for? Get busy livin, or get busy dying? Thanks Shawshank, you are so right…

I have a mother who, for the majority of her life, has lived by the rules and mostly on the straight and narrow. She would certainly pay for parking if the attendant had gone on break, leaving the money on the till. She has, to my knowledge, never been late for anything. This is a woman who once stated ,”I love spontaneity, as long as I can plan for it well in advance…” You see the trend here.

And now, it seems like anything goes. Kind of. She has followed her whimsical side and headed out adventuring this winter. Embracing the now and pushing her limits as best she can, she has let the day take her where it may. We couldn’t be happier for her.

So take that people. Stop the slushy stuff that slows down the now. Embrace the now. Stop reading this, now.

 Mom Says:

My husband is a wise man (yes, I have written it here for prosperity sake.) He is always encouraging me to just stop. To take some time, to take care of myself. To enjoy the present. So today, after almost 2 months of pushing business forward so hard I felt I could barely breathe. I stopped. I stopped worrying about work for a moment and took the time to explore the beautiful city of San Francisco. Having arrived early for #Dad2Summit I hooked up with fellow attendee Dave Taylor and we proceeded to head out and go where the day took us. Our friends Jason & Gillian of One-Giant-Step.com always tell us to focus on doing nothing. When you do that, its amazing the somethings that occur. This day was definitely something.

Thank you Chris for pushing me to embrace the NOW. I did & had a blast. XO

Adventures in San Francisco included:

Union Square – A fabulous place to head to people watch and check out local artists

ChinaTown & Dim Sum on the second floor balcony of Chinatown restaurant

The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

Washington Square

Pier 45 and a view of Alcatraz

Musee Mecanique – Old Fashioned Penny Arcade on the Pier

Wandering the Waterfront

Ghiradelli Chocolate for probably the best sundae I have ever tasted IN MY LIFE…

Walking the harbour and watching the sailboats, catamarans, parks

Finishing with the Palace of Fine Arts…Breathtaking.