Home Sweet Home.
So I'm back in the house I grew up in. The feeling of coming home to Michigan is a different feel than I have had in the past. Being in the bliss of Georgia I honestly forgot that every single leaf would have fallen off every tree here. I was like damn it is bare around here.
No matter what the current situation of the looks of outside, it is great to be back in the comfort of close family members. Family comes number 1 in my life, I think family time should be cherished, it is the people that you will know the best in your life. People that will have your back no matter what the situation brings. A families who stay close can get through anything together. Trust me on that one.
If I had one good piece of advice I could give spread right now that deals with family and my personal experience, it would be to have FAMILY DINNERS as much as possible. Dinner time seems to be a time that people can open up to each other and a lot can be learned about your fellow family members when your taking down some steak. Another benefit of some dinner time shinannigans is that very important life lessons can be learned at the table or whatever your place of eats. Take for example manners, you NEED to know good manners in life! When your out on a date or eating a very important meal at some point, you don't want to look like Fred Flintstone right? You should want to impress and make yourself look good. Small things that people WILL notice. My philosophy is to be nice and courteous to others as much as possible, while practicing good manners. Feels good!
Ok so I guess I have one more tip or more like suggestion, since we are on the subject of being nice and courteous to others. The things that I am telling you, I am not trying to be preachy or MAKE you do different things, I am just sharing experiences I have had and things that I do, that bring a lot of positive energy to my life, which is important. So maybe you have heard the term of GRATITUDE, which is the quality of being grateful and thankful. Since I really got into exploring this term about two or three months ago, I have really felt a change in my attitude. I have been wondering around showing small acts of gratitude as much as I can. My most practiced form of showing gratitude is to do something nice for someone, or lend someone a helping hand. For no reason really, just to make their life easier or their day better. There are so many other forms of gratitude one can practice.
Jason Mraz is how I started to get into practicing gratitude. His current tour is called the "Gratitude Cafe" tour. He is a firm believer in the practice and how if can bring positive energy to yourself, and yes of course, to many people around you too. So give it a whirl, see if you notice any changes. It could be something that you really get into. Who knows.
One Love , Tim
p.s. I have a few reggae feel tunes in the mix right now that I am writing, give me a few days and I'll show some samples. Latttaaaaaa
