My life has taken on a newfound level of stress since my wife and two boys and I were forced to temporarily move into my childhood home with my parents. It is a tiny home and despite my parents graciousness, the dynamics of two families under one roof is excruciating. That is why it was a well needed break when we packed up the car and traveled to the Jersey Shore to forget about the entire mind numbing reality.
It was such a beautiful day on the beach, despite the fact that it was overcast and it had been threatening rain, none of that mattered. The most important aspect of this day was we were all together and just living that day to it’s fullest. My boys are still quite young, so they are still owe struck by the magnificence of the ocean(as am I everyrtime I see it). We played in the sand, splashed in the waves and lay together on the beach. It is truly one of the greatest gifts life has to offer.
And in these moments life has a way of resetting itself. Bringing one to contemplate the very core beliefs of their existence. Which is exactly what this weekend away did for me. Refocused my goals on what is truly important to me. My family. It never was clearer to me then on the beach that my purpose in life is to do all that I can do to provide for these three. So that is what I will continue to do only with a renewed vigor that is a result of clearer goals and recharged batteries. All thanks to that much needed weekend at the shore!