Life

"We are all lawyers in the court case of life" Steve Roy

I love this saying. And understanding it and appreciating it makes life so much simplier. I recently have had the joy of spending some time with Steve Roy who shared this outlook on life and I love it. I didn't understand it at first and asked him to explain it to me. Like a lawyer we have the ability to argue for or against a case. The same goes for life. You can argue for the things that are "right" or "positive" in a situation or you can argue for the things that are "wrong" or "negative" in life. You can also create situations that will be favourable or create situations that are less than favourable. If you look for what is wrong, you will find it. If you look for what is right you will also find that. Which way do you want to live.

My mother doesn't feel I come home enough. And it is true, I don't. That is the way that she sees it and will beleive it and will defend that point/belief creating her own personal dissatisfaction with me. The way I see it is that she creates scenarios that are impossible for me to attend. There is going to be a surprise birthday for a family friend and my Mother has arranged it and invited us kids. Here is the ticket, my parents and the friend in question are all retired and live in a small town about 2 hours north of the city. My mother has planned the party for a monday evening with dinner at 7:00 in another small town about 15 minutes from where they live. All of my siblings, myself included, work, so Monday is probably not the ideal day for any of us. Also given most of us work in the city, it is virtually impossible to get out of the city and up to Orangeville by 7:00 o'clock. I also don't own a car. So she will argue that I don't come home. I wonder which side I am arguing for, going home or finding reasons not to go home. Ahh...families....what fun!!