Insanity laughs, under pressure we're cracking

Pressure in life comes in many forms. There is the pressure of providing for your family financially. There is also the daily pressure of trying to make a business successful. Keeping a marriage happy and healthy... more pressure, thank you. Raising kids in a scary, scary world. Pressure with an extra scoop of stress.

So what are we to do? How does a person cope will all of the pressure and stresses that are thrown our way on a daily basis? Well, I wish I had an easy answer for that one. My only advice is to stay as grounded as possible. By that, I mean doing what you are capable of, setting realistic expectations and keeping focused on the big picture. "Wow, Dad...that's a lot of cliches!"

This has been an especially stressful period in my life from a number of areas. I have to focus on you guys and your mom and stay on track with the things I'm trying to do with my business. You'll need to do the same kind of introspective focusing when life hands you more than you think you can handle. It doesn't. Life gives you what you CAN handle. There are always going to be obstacles, but it is the way you deal with them - the way you overcome adversity that will define you.

I'm reading my words as I write them. I know these things to be true but that doesn't make it any easier when it feels like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. My main purpose for keeping this journal for you guys is to teach you some life lessons. That doesn't mean that your Dad doesn't have a thing or two to still learn. By giving you this guidance I also come away learning something. And that's a good thing.

Headline from "Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie, 1981