Reality

Greetings y'all ;

Reality, it seems pretty straight forward. The reality of life is that the moment we are born we are headed to our graves. That sounds harsh but life is impermanent ( another reality). My life of fiscal poverty is hard but bearable because of the love of my son. Sadly though it's not the life style I've dreamed of or feel he deserves.

Then again it offers the opportunity to appreciate the basics of life and what God gave us. It also means he sees others with more and perhaps better things . Kids who can afford little league , summer long themed camps, the latest electronics etc and it can make him envious and angry at me for failing him. Luckily he is wise and is learning frugality and loves reading, hiking and fishing. Life's simple and basic pleasures that only cost time.

This is our reality . Broke , ends not meeting, additional outside stressors we're learning not to let interfere with us. A child who is angry at many things out of his control but is sweet and funny and intelligent and adaptable . A little boy learning it's ok to be a little boy. A little boy who is frustrated at being misunderstood.

Home life is wonderful , great respect and understanding of each other. My techniques I've been posting work beautifully. Theory is grand but the reward is in the application.

A father ( moi) with PTSD who is pretty successful at keeping it contained but has occasional flair ups . I admit my strident advocacy for my quirky and exuberant man cub have me on this ice. I can't turn back time but just as I did with our home I will work on my piece of the puzzle. I've upset folks and am trying to find the middle way.

That is our reality . Many will agree and many will disagree but that too is reality . Perception is reality. I have learned through life experience and reading , especially H.H. Dalai Lama, with an open mind one can change ones perception and thus their reality.

I suppose then the one true reality is that life is impermanent.

Thanks for reading again folks - FYI remember to bookmark this blog or follow me on Google+ . I'll be fazing out my Facebook account. Seems its considerably less secure that I had thought.