I guess there was some confusion with the first post of this series. So I think I need to clarify some things.
1. I am not quitting anything. Although I don’t have the time to train like I did last year, I am still in love with the bike and plan on racing at some point. But life gets in the way, and I always knew at some point other things would be a bigger priority, and although it took a while to realize....I did.
2. The sentence at the bottom of the first post was misunderstood. (“Bale out on a great thing.....cause its hard, and it gets in the way of play time with the kids.”) This means play time with your friends, not your children. The context here was that the family gets in the way of riding, training, whatever. Think about that and reread that section.
3. In general this post was about how sad it makes me feel when a family breaks up. Doesn’t matter what the reason is, or what both sides of the story are. The rift has been created and lives will change, children will suffer and eventually regret. It was not about one individual case in particular, but so many they get hard to count. If you think this was about you......then think about it.
A commitment is a commitment, and at times it is hard to love your spouse, or your kids, or your situation but you stick it out and fight through the hard times, cause they fade. Nothing in life is perfect, except the love of Christ, and If we get caught thinking about what coulda, shoulda, woulda we lose the moments that we have right in front of us.....
Enjoy the ride, good times and bad, cause it defines who we are. Live, love and share the moments.
Would love to hear your thoughts.
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Tim, I love how you think and challenge others to search their hearts as well. I think that you hit the nail on the head when it comes to commitment. One of the great challenges of being a Father-Husband-Friend is finding that balance....I'm glad your searching for it and your kids and wife will benefit from your understanding of this...Life is a marathon (or a long ass century), not a sprint.
"If it were easy, everyone would be doing it."
Tom Hanks, "A League of Their Own".
"For those who make Hawaii their home aloha means much more then hello and goodbye. It goes back to the old Hawaiian traditions, and it means a mutual regard and affection of one person for another without any expectation of something in return. It means you do something from the pureness of your heart."
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DK
Thanks Dan
Good stuff dr. loper- thanks for the clarification- enjoy reading your posts- mike
there are so many moments to experience
i caught myself letting one just slip by me recently
and then pulled myself back into that moment and sensed it fully
it wasn't anything particular or special, but i am so glad i didn't miss it
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