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Jun 2013 ~ TIME; AND TIME AGAIN
Alex Freeman ~ Class of 2013
- St. Clair High -
It
has been a nice break; not writing a blog for the month of May. Now that I have finished my commitment to
write two blogs a month for a whole year, I am in a position to write when I
feel the need. And I do feel the need
often! However the luxury of time is not
always on my side due to work commitments.
So it was, indeed, a nice break for me to not be committed to writing
two blogs a month during May. But here
we are on the first day of June and I can wait no longer!
I
think I am quite good with my time management, but not as good as I could
be. I’ve read books about it, I’ve been
to seminars about it, yet still it seems to elude me; this time management
thing. My weakness on this score can be
defined in one simple word; balance. I
still can’t seem to get the balance right.
I seem to be ‘all-in’ on one particular ‘thing’ and other ‘things’ have
to wait to get my attention. Why is
that?
Today
my focus is on my youngest daughter, Alex.
Today is her prom. Big day! As I type, Alex and her mom (my lovely bride,
Jane) are at the hairdressers. Later it
will be time for her big sister, Zoe, to do her make-up and then it will be
time to dress in full regalia for the photo-shoot in the back garden. After that, there will be the customary
‘pre-prom-party’, then more photos with the graduation class ‘under the bridge’
where the beautiful blue waters of Lake Huron make their way down the St. Clair
River towards Lake Ontario. Then the
‘real’ party begins; Ally will be making her way on to the ‘party bus’ and us
old farts make our way back home. The
graduates will ‘cruise and booze’ on the party bus before heading to St. Clair
High School for their actual prom dance.
After that it is more partying at the ‘post-prom-party’ until dawn. Such is the life of youth!
I
do feel old; running out of time. I
still have so many things I want to accomplish.
It is definitely time for me to focus on the balance thing.
This
month of June is going to be a busy time.
Jane’s mum, Brenda, will be flying in from England. Our son Martin will be flying in from British
Columbia; I haven’t seen him in almost a year.
Jane’s Aunt Sue plus Aunt Pat and Uncle Roger will be visiting with us
from the United States; a veritable house full, which means that good times
await! My sister’s daughter, Britni, is
getting married to a fine young man, Jason and I am the MC for their wedding
reception – that could be interesting!
The very next day I celebrate my 55th birthday.
Once
June closes out and everyone goes back home to their normal lives in early
July, I will also be hopping on a plane again.
This time I have a long journey ahead of me; Kazakhstan. I shall be spending three weeks in Shymkent
training on the CRJ 200 regional jet for Scat Airlines. This will be another cultural experience that
I can add to my life resume. It will
also be a good time to see my old friend, Vlad, from Moscow again. We met last year in Düsseldorf and the two of
us have developed a good friendship and business relationship over the last
twelve months.
I
have no choice but to balance my time management in June. Perhaps it will be a good lesson for me to
learn. Much work and preparation to do
for Kazakhstan. Other clients’ projects
to be taken care of. Golf to be played
with Martin. Time to be spent with all
the family as we gather for the first time in a year. Summer chores; oh yes, there are loads of
them. You should see Jane’s list – well,
actually it is my list now.
The
most important thing, through all of the events for June, will be to remind
myself of that old and wise saying; “wherever you are – be there”. Enjoy that precious moment that you’re in and
do not concern yourself with the other ‘things’ until it is time to focus on
them. Plan well and keep your eye on the
ball called ‘balance’.
As
I sit here with my morning coffee out on the deck in the back yard, I am reminded
of what time it is right now; it is time to go back inside because it is
starting to rain! Fingers crossed for
Ally; I hope that her special Prom Day doesn’t get her too wet; and that a good
time is had by all. The time has come
for Alex to start the building up of experiences for her own life resume.
So
that’s it; my first blog after a bit of a break. Today it is all about Alex and her prom and
about being in the moment and enjoying every last drop of it – always; time and
time again.
Sometimes you will never know the
value of a moment until it becomes a memory ~ Dr. Seuss
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