Simple Ways to Have More Fun at Home
April 19, 2008
If you ever want to make something permanent, take the time to write it down. Somehow the issue you are writing about seems to have more gravity when you do.
I recently began to think about what type of legacy I would be leaving after I passed away. None of this was in a morbid sense, I just began to wonder what my kids and those around me would most remember about me after I was gone. Would they clearly be able to know what I stood for?
Over the next several days, I will try and give you my thoughts on the life lessons I have tried to teach my kids.
Have you ever noticed that life seems to get more and more serious every day? It’s almost as if people have lost their sense of humor. Work is more serious. School is more serious. Athletics are more serious. Heck, even play time is more serious.
We are all very busy, but we need to take time every day just to have fun.
Last night I was in my kitchen and I noticed that my children were in the living room wrestling, having the time of their lives. I knew that I had a ton of work to do, but suddenly none of that mattered. It was time to turn the playtime up a notch!
Doing my best Comanche Indian war cry, I went running into the room they were in and pounced on them and an all-out tickle war broke out. Within minutes the rest of the family came running from parts unknown to join in the fray. It was utter chaos, but it was great fun!
Later that night I had the chance to reflect on what had happened and I realized that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the ability have spontaneous fun. As parent we are terrific at teaching our kids how to live responsibly, how to get all of their work done but we need to spend just as much time teaching them how not to get their work done, how to just have fun. After all, isn’t that what being a kid is all about?
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