“As a dad, I’m often lost, and I stumble more than I would like to admit. But what if it’s as simple as slowing down to look at our compass and make sure that a few degrees off doesn’t turn into miles apart.”
This is a great message. I often feel lost both as a father and as a son. I often find myself flailing and failing at what I want to do the best at. Sometimes I feel myself withdraw, as my own father did, and have to consciously put forth the effort to not withdraw. I withdraw out of my own feelings of inadequacy, not out of anything my own sons have said or done. I think we have to remember though, that everybody experiences things in their own way, and our experiences are often self-centric. My withdrawal may lead to one of my own sons having a different experience, one that I never imagined.
Let’s examine our own compasses, examine where we’re at, and where we want to be. If we need to correct our course, then let’s get back to where we started, and do things just a little differently. Just a few degrees over a long distance can result in many miles.