Jul 25, 2023
My
grandson Lawson Cole turned 1 years old this past week, and before
I get started can we all just address the elephant in the
room...."Grandson?"...I know, right?!
It doesn't really make sense for me to have a grandson
considering how young I look and feel. But somehow it
happened and I love it!!
Anyway...now that I've gotten that off my
chest...let's talk about some serious and important life
lessons.
As I watch and observe this little Rockstar Lawson...I
have literally learned some valuable and insanely helpful lessons
about life and I want to share 3 of these lessons with you in a
quick post.
1-STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE THINKS ABOUT
YOU
As you can tell Lawson doesn't give it a second
thought. I mean who doesn't love that hair.
lol
I know you are thinking, but George, he is 1 years
old. I hear you, but think about it....
...all of our programming that has shaped our beliefs,
philosophies in life and our behaviors are all caused at a young
age and continue to work against us as we get
older.
So it doesn't really make the lesson any less
important. JUST STOP IT!
Stop worrying about how you look, how you appear, and
what people think about you.
Here's a crazy thought you have to eventually
accept...Nobody cares how you look. They are too worried
about how they look and how they are perceived. Just stop
spending energy on stupid stuff. Focus on spending your time
and attention on what really matters, like Your Family, Your
Business, Your Present Moment Memories you are
creating.
Life is too short to get caught up in what other
people think...PERIOD!!
2- JUST CHILL!!
Lawson is a pretty chill little kids. His
brothers on the other hand are like little tornadoes that tear up
the surrounding l12 foot radius of everything their path).
Well, not literally, but sort, definitely, some of the time.
lol
Lawson will sit on the floor in the middle of the
chaos and just take it all in and when he sees something he wants
he just goes and gets it. It's that simple for
him.
I think in life sometime we let our ENVIRONMENT,
PEOPLE AROUND US, and OUR CIRCUMSTANCES completely affect and shape
how we Behave, React, or even Deal with events in our
lives.
Learn to just sit back and take in the craziness and
not let it AFFECT you so much or CHANGE how you live your
life. March to the beat of your own drum. Do what you
want. Find ways to create peace of mind so that you don't get
thrown off course.
You cannot control the bat shit crazy people around
you (and there are a ton), but you can certainly choose how you are
going to react to them.
3- LEARN TO HAVE FUN & ENJOY
LIFE!!
My daughter Megan does an awesome job of making sure
her boys are enjoying life, loved unconditionally, and given the
time and attention they need. Throwing a World Tour Rock Star
birthday party is just one example. Megan had all kinds of
stuff she was dealing with and all kinds of problems, circumstances
and things that she had to "deal with" to make sure he had an
awesome birthday.
And guess what, Lawson wasn't caught up in all the
events, stress, and circumstances. he just enjoyed his little
party...smashing cake, eating candy, opening gifts and enjoying the
crazy and wild people surrounding him.
Believe me...I know that most 1 year olds are
"oblivious" to the real world, but how often do we allow ourselves
to get caught in the the drama of the past or the stress of the
future only to MISS OUT ON THE PRESENT MOMENT.
I am not saying that we can be as innocent or
"oblivious" as a little child, but we can certainly find times that
we can just SET ASIDE our problems and ENJOY A LITTLE BIT OF LIFE
in the PRESENT MOMENT.
And when you learn to enjoy life a little, it helps
you deal with life even better.
Learn to get grounded in the moment and CREATE A FEW
MEMORIES. Enjoy the life that you are living at times because there
is plenty of time for stress, work and priorities.
Oh and one more thing I like to say a lot on my
Podcast...
DON'T LET YOUR VISION OF THE FUTURE ROB YOU OF THE JOY
IN THE PRESENT.
Too many of us have listened to that stupid
phrase..."grind now so you don't have to tomorrow"...I've done that
most of my life and its a bunch of crap. I believe you can
have BOTH.
Work Hard, Play Hard and Learn to Have a little
Fun!
Anyway, I hope you learn a few lessons from Lawson
like I did and I'll post a few pics of the crazy birthday party so
check out my next post. Have a great day.
G