Next week, an inordinate amount of time will be spent thinking about the year past and the year ahead. Reflections will ensue and promises will be made.
If you're like most people, this annual exercise will end in vain, for statistics show that most of these hard and fast January 1 commitments are in fact squishy and soft with very little endurance. However, there are occasionally those small, sticky commitments that penetrate your soul and find their way into your daily routines and the way you look at the world, the way you look at yourself, and the way you look at others.
For someone who spends his time helping families find connection, I would like to encourage you to dedicate a fraction of that planning exercise to building deeper relationships with your family.
While you will inevitably increase your VO2 max and endurance from building your wellness routine (a noble endeavor, of which I too will be upon), at the end of the day, the the relationships you have with your brother, mother, father and sister will be the foundation for which will mean the most to you in your moments of need.
Cheer to you and your family this holiday season.
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
<br/><span class="body-2 opacity-80" style="padding-top:0.75rem">~ Desmond Tutu</span>
"The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going."
<br/><span class="body-2 opacity-80">~ George Carlin</span>
"The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have."
<br/><span class="body-2 opacity-80">~ Ring Lardner</span>
