Hindsight is 20/20 and sometimes what you see in the rearview mirror can be painful. Sometimes it can be pleasant. Sometimes it can remind you of the mistakes you have made and it allows you to help your loved ones avoid the same pitfall.

 If I could go back in time, I would have spent more time with my Mom and Grandparents as I got older. By the time I graduated high school at the age of 18, I had already been working in professional radio for two years. All I saw in front of me was my career and what decisions I would have to make in the future. All I saw was my next air shift, my next assignment. I had great enthusiasm for my life and future and everything kind of fell to the wayside. I was spending more time away from home and at work and school.

 If I could have seen the future at that point, I would have realized I would only have 6 more years with my Grandfather before his death. When I moved out of the home I grew up in at the age of 20, he was...in his own way...asking me not to go and to stay. But all I saw in front of me was the increased sense of freedom I would have and the excitement of paving my own way in life. I moved 30 minutes away to attend school at Iowa State University and I still ended up coming home 3-4 days a week to have dinner with him and my Mom. But if I had stayed home and continued living with them, I would have had more time with him to talk and laugh.

 The older I get, the more I realize all of life is simply about time. Time you get to spend with your loved ones and everything that ends up interrupting that time. My sons will only be this age once. I only get one chance to see them discover life and to help teach them the facts of life. One chance to let them know that their Dad loves them and wants to be with them as much as possible.

 As they get older, they will need whatever wisdom I have gathered about life to help them make their way through their own lives. One of the things I will teach them is to not squander their time. I will gently impress upon them the need to not cut short the time they could spend with their loved ones.

 This idea that I shortchanged my Grandfather on time is bothersome to me. I sometimes think about it at night after I kiss the boys and tuck them into bed. I often think "I want as much time with them as possible". Then I stop and think and realize my Grandfather probably thought the same about me and the day I left home must have been a sad one for him. Looking back, with hindsight being 20/20, it is a sad day for me.

 Quote Of The Day: "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." Mother Teresa

 This Day In History: Former President Richard Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81 on this date, April 22nd, 1994.

 Something You Should Check Out: This is the video for the song "Father's Love" by Robert Carlisle. When I hear it, I think of my sons. I am so very blessed.

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