So, I hadn't really thought about it before, but I guess that's what we do. We leave a legacy. We were sitting there in church today learning about "The Amazing Race" of life and our speaker was telling us about how we can leave a legacy behind us. She talked about how time, words & actions were so important and how we need to unload the extra baggage, whether it be emotions, culture, expectations, self-injury (one I'm working on very much), and the battle for our belief system. She brought up the question that maybe we think we're heading for that huge ribbon at the finish line, but instead we might be heading in the wrong direction, toward the wrong prize, or as Pastor Ken would put it, "scoring the winning shot for the wrong team". Oooops! She said how the lack of teamwork can really mess up a relationship. Sometimes I think that is a major roadblock for Jason and I. I mean, he's at work all day and I'm with Seb all day and the routine that Seb and I are used to is completely different that what Jason would think it might be...it's like he's walking in the dark. So he'll get upset with something that I've been okay with for quite a while. It's rather frustrating. Well, that and the fact that things done with Seb tend to "slow me down" according to a certain wonderful hubby. It really bugs me though. Here we are trying to have another baby and he's talking about the child we already have being sometimes a burden to him. Now, I know that sounds dramatic, and yes, Jason loves Seb very much...they're crazy about each other, but at the same time, it hurts my feelings that he can't take that one little second for his son. I mean three people have died within the last, what week? They have been friends of my friends/family but nevertheless, you would think that people would take a second to...and I know they say it "We should learn to appreciate each other more." But why don't they ever apply that theory? Having these special people in your life are so important...I can't think of anything better than having my friends and family in my life. Wouldn't change it if I could, except to bring a few people back to me. Losing my Pappy really made me stop and think about how important people were in my life and how I always want them to know what they're worth to me. Another point that she made was that we should let our FAMILY be our MASTERPIECE...I like that. I hope that I leave behind an incredible family legacy...and my masterpiece may be small, but maybe someday we'll add to it. :)
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You know what pisses me off is when I write out this long comment and then it didn't go through and it wouldn't let me go back and yeah now I have to do it again, ugh! But as I was saying I have those same feelings sometimes about A, I wish he would acknowledge his children when they are trying to talk to him! Now it doesn't happen all the time but some of the time, but I also try to think of it in the way that they were raised. now with A he didn't have the best father so I will be forever grateful if he takes a more active role than his own father did. So for the men it might be hard to know how to act with a child other than the way their father acted with them! But I hope that your masterpiece is everything you want it to be!!
What a great and thought prevoking post! Masterpiece... never thought of it that way!
Yeah, I really liked what she had to say about it...it was pretty motivating.
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