Moments are precious

I have been fortunate enough to come from a large family. From the large family have come many nieces and nephews, including my own great kids. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to able to take interest in all their many varied life paths that they have chosen. Most have travelled widely, some living overseas and others having done or planning on, travelling overseas with so much confidence. They have had partners come in and out of their lives. They have all accomplished great things in their personal life, from music to sport, to comedy, to art, to study to mate ships. I see successes on many levels.

I have seen incredible compassion emerge and am constantly impressed and proud of the huge humanitarian thread that runs through our family. Being able to have all these great young people stay with me when they visit Melbourne is an absolute pleasure.

I feel that the youth of today have come to teach us something, not just computer skills and modern day tasks, which I am badly lacking knowledge of, but their outlook on life. The world is a much faster, more competitive, more dangerous environment and environmentally damaged world than what we knew. Mainly they have a laidback approach and pretty good coping skills. If they can be confident and not easily led by the temptation of excessive alcohol, gambling or drugs, there is no stopping this generation in achieving what they set out to do. The world is their oyster.

So if there are young ones out that may not be coping so well, take time to sit and listen to their stories. Try not to be in a rush to get back to work and don’t worry if you need to repeat yourself once or twice. Giving time and patience is often what you get back. Grab every moment you can, ‘cause every moment is precious.