Because they are not sitting across the table from me every night (and because they left for college before I was done imparting my knowledge), here are the nightly bits of wisdom you received at the dinner table.

Love Dad

Monday, January 3, 2011

Half Empty/Full

I am not a glass half empty/full person.  I believe that full glasses are not supposed to remain full,  Full glasses are supposed to be emptied.  Empty glasses should be full.  I am not the guy who is going to contemplate the contents of a glass.  I am going to fill it or empty it.

Empty glasses are the goal.

In 5 short days you leave to go back to school.  My glass will be full for 5 days.  Every day I will try to empty that glass and enjoy every minute.  I will not for a minute worry about an empty glass during that time.

When you go, I will get that empty glass.  But rest assured that as soon as I see the bottom of that friggin glass, I will already be working on filling it right back up again.

So don't get in the habit of contemplating half empty/full glasses.  Work on emptying them and then filling them back up. 

Don't lament the empty glass, that is the goal.

P.S.  If you see an empty glass and can fill it, don't hesitate to do so.

Love Dad

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