"What do you want to be?"

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A friend who listens to life with us through our web site at www.ListentoLife.org shared a story with me recently. My friend was visiting with his grandson who calls him "Pawpaw." They sat around the table, enjoying the food and talking with each other. The little boy’s mom said, "Tell Pawpaw what you want to be when you grow up."

Pawpaw’s mind raced to all of the things the 3-year-old enjoyed. He thought about the construction equipment he was fascinated with, the trash truck with its really neat lift, the firemen at the fire station; vocations like that.
The little guy sat quietly and then said, "I want to be a Pawpaw when I grow up!" Apparently he thought Pawpaws are always ready to play in the floor, race to the big oak tree and back, read your favorite books, turn over rocks in search of bugs, swim in the pool, go for boat rides, and just generally have fun with their grandsons!

What do you want to be? Whatever it is, have fun doing it as you make a life, not just a living today.

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