Yesterday was Fathers Day. Often times we look to our mother or father as a role model. Some of us had great parents and then others, may have not. We may or may not know what had influence over our parents, our role models, our mentors. Regardless of your upbringing, hopefully you are surrounding yourself with positive, uplifting people. I always imagine everyone climbing ladders. No matter where we are on that ladder, someone may be above us and someone may be below us. Hopefully the person above you is lifting you up and in turn you are lifting up anyone below you. We all need positive role models, we all need a good mentor. We all need to love one another and be encouraging.
I saw many posts yesterday on Facebook and Instagram from people I knew concerning Fathers Day. Many people on Facebook changed their profile to a picture of their father. Others shared pictures of their father and special times. Others wrote of what their father meant to them or what a difference their father made in their life.
I came across a post that a friend of mine put out Sunday morning. Her dad passed away several years ago. It sounded as if he passed on some great beliefs concerning life. I was so touched by it, I wanted to post it here.
My dad’s been gone for almost 3 years now but there’s some lessons I’ve learned to appreciate in my life that I learned from him…
1 – you can always beat the odds (at the race track and in life)
2 – never pass up a chance to go somewhere new
3 – a drink & a meal is a party when you are with people who make you smile.
Happy Father’s Day to all those dads on the other side… and to the mom’s who make life a celebration when their children’s dads aren’t there.
I love what she wrote and it got me thinking. I thought about myself, my father, and my life. I thought about her and who she had become. I thought about other friends and family and who they had become.
I never knew my friend’s father, but I’ve known her for years. She is one of the most positive people I know. She finds good in everything and everyone. She deals with change easily. If one door closes, she knows another door will soon open. In the past year, she has moved 3 times. This might upset or frustrate others, but no matter how much she may have loved a former house, she is positive and upbeat about her new home. Nothing seems like a slow process or a struggle for her. It’s like she makes her intent and before you can blink… it’s manifested, there is a resolution, she has found a solution. I look at what she stated she learned from her dad. Could it be that he was a great role model, a great mentor.
I look at my own life. I loved both of my parents. Unfortunately, I most remember my mom as a worrier. My dad was a fixer, a creator, a builder. My dad could fix any item that was broken. He also built the house I grew up in. Today, the house is over 50 years old and there isn’t a crack in it. My dad created things, but he wasn’t emotionally involved. I don’t remember much interaction with him, in fact, I feared him more than anything. He always seemed angry. Even if he was trying to be funny, it never came across that way. During his final years, we had a discussion before a surgery he was about to undergo. We weren’t sure he would make it and I wanted to make sure he knew I loved him. Growing up, we never said it, we never showed it. He told me that he never knew how to interact and communicate with us, he never learned how. Interestingly, two of his brothers that lived in town, raised families of their own and had wonderful interaction and relationships with their children.
Who knows why these brothers were so different… were there other role models or mentors in their life. Was there more of a spiritual connection with God. I’ll never know. I do know that both uncles were very spiritual, where as my dad was the one who fell asleep in church.
Who are your role models, your mentors? Do you have people in your life that inspire you, believe in you, lift you up. Who looks to you as a role model, who are you mentoring. There are people you associate with every day. What positive affects are you bringing to their lives. Choose to be a role model, choose to be a mentor. Choose to make a difference in someones life. Choose to be a blessing in someones life.
Blessing during your week
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