To my daughters:
Whatever you do.
Wherever you go
Embrace the unpredictable.
Enjoy the little random curve balls that life throws at you.
This is what makes life worth living
It is not the planned events and adventures. It is the moments in between.
It is the “stuff” that fills in the gaps of your life that you will tell stories about.
You have to work hard and plan and act to make the kind of life that enables you to have these moments.
But it is those random moments that you will treasure.
Talking to a random person on the street.
Running into someone who knows an old friend.
Watching a child explore their world.
Drinking a cold glass of lemonade, sitting in the sun after working hard in the yard while smelling barbeque on the grill and hearing your favorite song on the radio.
Listening to your child play piano, glass of wine in your hand, lover sitting next to you, and looking at a painting in the wall.
You can’t plan these moments, you can only prepare yourself to experience them, and embrace the moment to appreciate them.
These are the times of your life.
These are what life is about.
Be prepared to recognize them.
Enjoy them.
Live them.