Ever daydream? I used to; I had wonderful adventures fighting, creating, exploring and falling in LAVA. Nah, but really, where has it gone? I will tell you my experience. Real life is so much better; made that way through determination to goals, values, aspirations, and an occasional chocolate (a flavor very hard to duplicate in dreams). "So look at me now!" mike says to himself melodically-sounding quite odd to his neighboring coworkers I might add. I will tell you something. Wisdom is earned, it grows as we develop; development takes a lot of work. I’m not talking about getting bigger, my waist (or waste) won’t change for the better without some coaxing. My son "develops" grows, learns, explores, yea...even dreams for a whimsical moment before hollering out in dismay for the ___(insert food, toy, or bink here)___ that teeters so close to his fingers reach. When left to himself he amazes us-figuring things out, learning and doing on his own. We teach, play and love. He watches imitates everything, repeats what he can, and changes what stuff we put in "place" or "order". (that’s my view of how he goes around making such a tornado-esk mess from room to room) Just a few side notes to this epilogue on my mental state. First side-I don’t have time to daydream anymore!!! I guess I am too busy making my dreams real. I guess it is too much fun touching, feeling, sweating-over, and experiencing my dreams. I am sure when these are accomplished I will have time to dream again. And not just the "new year resolution" type, but the goals. Second-My son really repeats/imitates everything!!! He went to Utah with his mom for a few weeks but before he left he "learned" that kissing involved a tongue. So he would lick me!!! How funny is that? Carrying that thought on...what would our grandmas think of one of those precious little wet ones? ::thought ended-no time for day-dreaming:: We (Keli) taught the little guy better-quickly. Third-practice really makes perfect! This is a true statement of a principle of truth. I try to sit down and look at my goals and aspirations quarterly. I do this on my own. I write them down; review older ones. I revise, revisit, and sometimes redo. Then I try to go over them with my Wifie. This has become more informal, but the more formal we do it, the better we are ate it. So I try to "practice" my daydreaming. Pretty soon I start to talk about it, think about it, learn about it. And then every now and again-I do "it". 3b)Do I practice what I preach, am I practicing my religion? Practice my health, or anything else for that matter? Back to the "mess-maker" we find trailing a few light footsteps behind in the shape of a little one and a half year-old bouncing boy. As we organize our house, he destroys it. I have my dreams and my son well, I found that it is nice when he likes to do what I like too, but it is nicer when i like to do what he likes to do. Usually that is a bigger mess for Keli to pick up, but Jr. learns so much faster and easier when its something he wants and figures out, or is helped out. Pretty cool. Well there is more I could write, if I had the time. I don’t think I really said anything though. Just my thoughts on a blog.
