As each day goes by I’ve been learning something new about myself. Last week, my son and I were playing Tony Hawk and as I was staring at him, it hit me. No matter what he does, whether he is reading, playing his Switch or watching TV he has to be right under me, lol. Not going to lie, I was never in tune with my emotions or his for that matter. I would either ignore it or brush it off. When I came to realization how I’ve been neglecting him, it hurt a bit. I instantly had regrets. I know I’m a good father, but empathy, I’m still learning (thank you BK). I regret not embracing him more and having more conversations with him. Not that I completely ignore him but we all have our moments as parents where we just want to be left alone. Once I came to realization, I had to correct it.

So I put together a plan and I set a long term goal for myself. For his summer break instead of doing the old fashioned work books and reading I was going to work on his mental health. Every morning we will work out together whether it is biking, skateboarding, a simple walk - whatever to get our hearts pumping. After our morning workout we will meditate together, read our books for the day and have a dialogue on what we read. A simple dialogue goes the distance. We are even journaling together and manifesting any and everything positive. And it’s been awesome thus far. I’m understanding his feelings a lot more by simple communication. And he is learning more about myself as well. I have no problem being transparent as possible with him and he’s been asking the right questions so the floor is his.

“I can describe this feeling only as consistent, unwavering, highly organized energy. It was nothing like the chemical emotions we normally feel as human beings. In fact, in that moment I knew I couldn't even feel this normal human emotions, I had evolved beyond them. I did, however, feel love, although it was an evolved form of love that was not chemical but electric. I felt almost as though I was on fire, passionately in love with life. I was in an incredibly pure form of joy.” - Becoming Supernatural. This quote has been lingering on my mind for a while. I feel like I reached a new unexplainable milestone in life. More in tune with myself and others, and just have a soul that’s hunger for more. I attended a growth track exercise recently with my church to understand my purpose in life. It was very fulfilling and I learned so much about myself. We took a personality test and I got to see how much I grew not only mentally but spiritually. It was pretty amazing to see how my top traits were connected and intertwined with my second chance at life. Beyond grateful for this new beginning. Adding some photos that kept my spirit thriving this week, until next time.