GUIDING YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY (helping them avoid that mid-life crisis)
Posted by PatrickTalley
Every once in a while, I’ve remind my kiddos I didn’t grow up as a little boy in southeast Houston dreaming of being a technology salesman. I had other dreams. I had dreams of being a national park ranger and spending my days and nights outside taking in some of nature’s greatest displays.
Hell, at one point I had dreams of being a professional football player. My path, since just after college, was to go the corporate route, and I’m okay with the “choices” I’ve made. I put the word “choice” in quotes because at the time, it wasn’t such a conscious choice. Hey, I’m good at what I do, and it’s afforded me a comfortable lifestyle. It’s afforded me free time and countless trips aboard and trips to those national and state parks to enjoy nature’s grandeur. It hasn’t, however, been a career choice that has had me living my passion. I have over time moved more and more of my energy into my passions – the outdoors, photography, and perhaps even the parenting book I wrote last year DIVORCED DADS’ RULES FOR RASINING RELATIVELY STABLE KIDS (available on amazon.com). Continue reading »
