As I sit here in the San Antonio Airport from a week of visiting family. It is amazing how many times I’ve been caught up in my daily routine of things to do and at times forgotten how blessed I truly am. Experiencing the gift of having a loving, supporting, and healthy family is something that reminds me of how wealthy I truly am. Yes, there are still the differences of opinions or the childhood triggers, but all in all it is a “present” I truly love and enjoy. It is no wonder why many of the “old sages” say that nurturing family is one of the secrets of staying young.

Another awareness I had while on this trip is how I am blessed with only this moment. I specifically mean is that I have been fortunate enough to enjoy the presence of my parents, my siblings, and all my extended family to this point in my life. But it is clearer that the years are going bye and none of us are here forever (well, at least not physically). These observations are a friendly reminder that the only thing that I truly have is the NOW. I don’t know how long I get to enjoy these amazing and loving relationships, but one thing is for sure…I am choosing to make the best of every single moment. I trust my awareness would help you create a similar awareness in your life and remind you of how lucky each one of us truly is.

The final thing I’d like to share today is the gratitude I have towards my parents, and a renewed beginning of an understanding of a parent’s love. Now that I am a “Daddy”, I have been blessed with a new set of “glasses” that allow me to begin to see life from a different experience, and thus experience the love I receive from my parents and family from a whole different perspective. It is truly eye opening to experience the love a parent can have for their children…regardless of age. It is truly humbling to me to continue to experience this stage of love, to have some conscious awareness of it, and to pass it on to future generations. On that note, when was the last time you told your loved ones that you loved them? Or hugged them? When would NOW be a good day to share your love?

So, am I truly feeling homesick? Well, yes and no. I head out from my blood family to my wife and son. Yes, I’m a bit sad I leave my family, but I’m excited to go to family. And the great thing is that by a simple call, email, or a kind loving gesture I get to reconnect to any family (or anyone else for that matter) and that love. I trust that this posting may help you in some way connect to this love that is available to anyone of us when we choose to take it in. Blessings and love to you in your life.

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