“The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and miss it, but rather that it is too low and we reach it.”  ~ Michelangelo

Getting a life is about making your life work. It’s also about making your family’s lives  work. It’s all tied together. They need to know you care, not only with actions, but with words. Words matter. I knew my dad loved me, but he could never bring himself to say the words “I love you” or anything remotely close. When I was in my twenties, I had a friend pick up his two month old son and say, “I love you, Daddy sure does love you.” Even now, decades after that event, I remember my feelings of shock and disappointment with the lack of those words growing up. I vowed that when I had a family, they would not just know I loved them, but they would also hear I loved them – daily. I can say I’ve kept that vow and believe we are all better for it. My father was a good man, but he lived unhappy and died unhappy. Don’t let it happen to you. If you can’t show your family daily that you love them and tell them you love them, you will never be completely successful at getting a life or being happy. If this is you, face your problem, show courage, and do the work. Tell your family they are loved…every day.

“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power.” ~ Tony Robbins