How Did I get here?

Yesterday was my daughter's 1st day of school. She is a sophomore this year. My son starts his freshman year of college on Tuesday. Tomorrow is my 22nd wedding anniversary and two months from today...I turn 45. Where did the time go! It seems like only yesterday when I was a young man fresh out of college, a new wife and an uncertain future ahead of me.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade a single second of any of it. It just seems like each day speeds into the next. Each time I start getting 'tunnel vision' where time is concerned, I get another reminder. Both my dad and my father in-law are doing poorly health-wise and we're uncertain if this may be their last set of holidays. I'm three and a half years shy of having my 20 years in at the police station. See what I mean? Notice a pattern here?

BUT...do I have a point? I sure do. We all have a limited amount of time in this life we are given. What am I doing with mine? What are you doing with yours? Is it being frittered away or used to create a legacy that will last far beyond the day we leave this life? That has been what is bouncing around in my skull lately. I look at pictures of my family. I swap stories with my wife and friends. Each one brings to mind something I did that could point in either a good or bad direction. We can in fact, leave a bad legacy. So, make the most of every opportunity you have to create moments & memories that will leave a legacy that you can be proud of, and will help provide guidance for those who come after.