Over the past two months I have been talking to my children about being grateful for all that we have. As I take a look at my life I am consistently amazed by everything that I have and the people who I am surrounded by. I am married to the most spectacular person in the world and I have two children that are incredible in every way. To have a family like that, I really don’t need anything else. But I have more… A lovely home, friends that I cherish, a car that gets me where I need to go, a million kitchen gadgets... What more can a person want?
As I consider all of this stuff and the people I have in my life, I realize that I don’t really need more. That doesn’t change my wanting more. I could probably give you a list of 20 things that I want at any given time. But do I really need these things? Will they change my life in a meaningful way? These questions are on my mind a lot recently. I try to lead an ethical life. I try to make decisions that benefit my family. In the new year I think that these issues will be what I try to negotiate and find a way to lead my family in a direction that we can be proud of.
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