I read something the other day that said something like, whatever you think your life is going to be, you are wrong. I locked in to family life at 19 fresh out of high school and always thought there would come a time when I could spike the ball and do "my thing". Now I get to do my thing and it is not as anticipated. 30 years of being a dad and a family guy is now all I know. Worse still, my kids don't really need me. Cat's in the cradle anyone? I always thought that by having kids young meant that I would be young enough to be there when they aged in to adulthood. Andrew Aside, the other two are now entering adulthood and I feel that I remember this time vividly. Unfortunately, times have changed and my advice is acceptable at best. So I resign myself to becoming ME. The problem is, I already love ME. I know my job inside and out, I have flexibility and everything I could have hoped for including a supportive wife, who, due to our communal planning is able to relax and find herself. So what next? I don't like golf. I am becoming a better musician, but I will never be anything of note, so what next? Don't get me wrong, I love my life, but it is odd that when I knew nothing everyone wanted a piece of me. Now that I feel that I have a modicum of knowledge, no one needs me, or is interested in what I have to say.
He says while yelling at the clouds :)
