My Noisy Life

My life seems to go non-stop from the time I wake up until the minute my head hits the pillow. There are kids to get ready for school, workdays full of calls, email, meetings, out of town travel and other seemingly never-ending tasks, my kids’ teams to coach and assorted school assemblies, recitals and open-houses. Add to all of that a desire and need to stay connected to my wife and friends while still finding some time for myself and my interests and you end up with a pretty noisy life. And I’m not alone. My guess is that my daily run through the gauntlet is no different than that of the vast majority of people out there.

As the great Ferris Bueller once said, “Life goes by pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Spot on. That’s why I’ve started this blog, Noisy Life. It’s a place where I can reflect on the things going on in my life and in our world, both good and bad; a place where I can filter out the noise and listen for the truth and lessons that lie within. And if I’m lucky, perhaps some others will read it from time to time and share their thoughts and experiences as well. If that does happen, that’s where the true value of this blog will be found. There is little in life that is as valuable as gaining insight into the perspective of others. Whether you agree or disagree with their viewpoints, you come away a richer person for being able to question your own to find that you are either still firmly rooted as before or perhaps have gained a new perspective that you had never considered.

My guess is that this blog will cover the banal to the provocative. Everyday life, technology, sports, national & international affairs, politics, work, parenting, and leisure activities are all sure to be topics from time to time. Above all, it’s a place to slow down and turn the noise down just a notch or two. Welcome to my Noisy Life.

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