Musings on the ups and downs of figuring out how to best use what little free time I have to be a great dad
Today at church I was reminded of something I've heard before that I think is great and worth sharing, as it relates to all aspects of our lives, as parents, spouses, professionals and people:
Labels: words to live by
posted by dadinprogress @ 2:07 PM
4 comments
In the working world for 11 years, married for 9, a Dad for over 6 years. I graduated Lehigh University with a double major in English and political science with the intention of becoming a lawyer, and here I am working in the land of LEGO bricks as head of North American brand communications. But don't worry, I'm not here to sell you bricks, just to share my experiences and readings on the subject of kids today and their working parents. Note: my musings are not reflective of company opinion or position, and the contents herein are not sponsored or endorsed by the LEGO Group. Everything here is my personal opinion and is not read or approved before it is posted. No warranties or other guarantees will be offered as to the quality of the opinions or anything else offered here.
4 Comments:
You mean like being unbeatable in the Kevin Bacon game (aka, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon).
Or being able to quote thousands of movie lines (and whole movies) verbatim?
Yeah, not really skills that look great on the ol' curriculm vitae.
Rob - sort of, I guess. I think those trivial type skills and quirks are what make each of us fascinating profiles, I think it's more the point that we set goals for living life that steer us toward the things that matter. Sprinkling in the random fun makes the journey interesting, but our ability to quote movie lines shouldn't be the thing they engrave on our tombstone. He likened it to a guy who holds the World Record for the longest ride on a lawnmower -- almost 20,000 miles across country and back. Quirky, yes. But if the only thing that guy does in life is hold the World Record for riding a lawnmower, did he do something that really mattered?
I think my fortune cookie last night said that.
The wife and I always add "in bed" after reading those...
Now I'm really embarrassed
Which is worse? Adding "in the bed" to that one, or the other popular fortune cookie suffix "on the toilet"? LOL
Post a Comment
<< Home