My Favorite Quote

I am sure if you have gone to Barnes and Noble you see the magnets with the quotes. Well one in particular caught my eye. It reads,
Happiness is a journey not a destination
for a long time it seemed to me that
life was about to begin- real life.
But there was always some obstacle
in the way. something to be gotten
through first, some unfinished
business, time still to be served
a debt to be paid. at last it dawned
on me that these obstacles were my life.
this perspective has helped me
to see there is no was to happiness.
happiness is the way. so treasure every moment
you have and remember that time waits for no one."
-Souza

I have had this quote sitting on the fridge and it was last night that I actually took the time to see what he actually meant. Life is too short to waste it on things that are of no importance. There are so many things going on right now that we much take the time out to enjoy life. I know that I get so wrapped up with work that those close to me suffer. So I decided that I am going to make a list of things that I want to do. I am in NYC for the next two years and so far everything I set out to do I have only barely scratched the surface. My list consist of the following.

Have a picnic in Central park with the boys.
Take the boys to Ellis Island
Go to Chicago and make peace with someone
Go to the observation deck at the empire state building.
Go see the Ballet
Visit every museum in manhattan
Watch a broadway show
Run through central park
Go to France this summer
Go to Portugal
Go to Vegas
See one of his art shows before I leave the city

There are more things I will add to the list as they come along but as I accomplish each one I will write about the experience. I want to be able to say to pass on great memories to my children. So tonight I am going to be the Ballet to see Sleeping beauty. I just bought my ticket I am extremely excited.