Life has a way of directing your steps in ways you don’t at all expect them to be moved.

Not too long ago, I was writing on a regular and ongoing basis.

On top of that, I was creating a daily podcast (“The Daily Summation”) for a channel I called “Kurt’s Religion and Politics” that I pushed to a variety of places (my favorite being Rumble).

As time has gone on, I find I haven’t time nor resources to either write (at least not prose), or record podcasts.

It saddens me that’s the case.

With all the thoughts that mill about in my noggin in pretty much a continuous stream, there are so many that I believe it would be beneficial for others to see and hear.

You may think that’s egotistical on my part. If you do, I want you to understand something.

Do you know a janitor, or a carpenter who’s over the age of fifty (maybe sixty or older)—possibly even to the point of retiring or seriously considering doing so?

I would bet the same is true for them, as for me.

The difference is, I was given the opportunity to hone the craft upon which they may not have had the time or resources to work.

What skill am I referencing here? The art of communication.

Don’t get me wrong, some of those folks have mastered a terse, important style of getting messages across—one that might even lend itself to writing, or podcasting.

For most folks though, they’ve spent their time working on other (extremely important) skills, like laying brick, fixing streets, unstopping commodes, and so very many others you should be happy to know those around you can do.

For my part, my primary skill set is in software development.

Because I want to produce software (in my case websites) others will find useful and worthwhile, I’ve been “forced to” spend my time in making that my primary pursuit—in truth, that’s unfair, my main activity these days is raising a now-twelve-year-old son in the “middle of” the Autism Spectrum.

In order to do the latter, I have made it my aim to come as close as possible to perfecting my abilities in the former.

That said, I have some things I’ve made known to one or another young person in the course of recent years, that I would like to impart to as many as my thin grasp will allow.

You’ll hear many of these elsewhere, and probably better stated than I put them out there.

You may ask why I continue to express them knowing this to be the case.

There are a couple of reasons.

The first is that I think it reasonable for you to hear them as many times and in the greatest variety of ways possible.

The second, is that it seems to me important to put as many together as possible (you’re as likely as not going to see them espoused in pithy memes, or at least penned separately from one another).

That said, here we go!

1. You’ve certainly heard it said, “Half the job is showing up.” I can’t begin to tell you how true this is. You can be next to worthless at something when you start out, but being there, and doing so consistently, is more important to start, than any other single thing.
2. Life is not about doing things you love (if you can do so, and are at least proficient at doing so, that’s a lovely thing indeed). Life is about doing things that are beneficial to others. A wonderful “side benefit” is people paying you for so doing. Point is, if you’re searching for that “passion project,” don’t give up the quest. On the other hand, realize it may not be your greatest contribution to society—in fact, it may never be something in which anybody knows you to be involved. I play a number of musical instruments at some level of ability. Most are totally unaware that’s the case—even those I know relatively well.
3. Want to make a difference in the World? Be a devoted, loving husband or wife, and a tenaciously supportive and instructive parent. Little on this Earth is of greater import. People may know your work long after you’re no longer shuffling the “mortal coil.” Your children though, will hopefully become among those who continue the society you helped to create—as well as some of those for whom you do it.
4. On the subject of children, never be afraid to teach them, or anybody else, what pearls of wisdom you’ve garnered in your trek. There are people out there afraid to pass along what they know, fearing they will “become obsolete.” Recognize that’s somewhat your aim. You want to pass along your experience in order to no longer be “needed.” Like it or not, sooner or later, you’re almost certainly going to be unable to continue to provide in society. Understand also, you’re more than a little unlikely to get everything you’ve learned into the minds and hearts of others.
5. The prior point fuels the current one. We get old. You’re not immune (any more than is anybody else). We age at different rates. I have family members who lived to be over a hundred years of age. That—like it or not—is not common. By training up those who learn from your well of knowledge, you ensure there will be people to carry on when you are no longer are able so to do.
6. Even if you’re unable to provide progeny, you can still be of great significance to society (better if you can, but that’s not always possible). Make it your business to contribute and provide.
7. One thing so many seem to fail to understand. If you don’t contribute, you live off what others have made or done. Some are unable to perform meaningful tasks, nobody should fault such folks. That said, If you can you should, for in so doing, you will help to make abundance possible, even for those so “cursed.”

I think I’ve said enough in this piece, to give folks something on which they may ponder.

Even if you’ve heard these things before, take the time to review them, and store them in your mind and heart.

Here’s hoping your day (and all those that follow) are good, and full of as much peace and goodness as possible.