Being a Grandparent

"Grandpa! Grandma!" Aren’t those beautiful words? I relish the sound of it when our grandson says it. I look forward to the day when our granddaughter is old enough to say it. When we are busy in our younger years raising our family, we sometimes forget those special moments of things our kids may say or do. But something changes when you become a grandparent and you cherish those moments ever so much more.

There is a recent song out by Alan Jackson called "A Small Town Southern Man." One line in the chorus says, "The greatest contribution is the ones you leave behind." You can look at that phrase not just as when someone dies, but from a grandparent’s point of view while living. We have the opportunity to leave an influence on our grandchildren and a legacy for them. With age, we have experiences and hopefully have gained wisdom that we can help teach things to our grandchildren. These teachings may concern things such as morality, responsibility, respect, love, citizenship, kindness, Christianity, humility, honor, self-control, and forgiveness. When you look at that list of qualities, we grandparents have a very important role to fulfill.

Sometimes grandparents do not have the opportunity of being with their grandkids because of the miles that separate them. However, there are ways to stay in touch or leave a legacy for them. This can be done by phone calls or email, or by sending letters, cards, video recordings, pictures, or gifts through the mail. You can also make a keepsake box for each grandchild that will leave them information or trinkets that tell about you when you are gone. Also can be included is a letter to the child telling how much you loved them and that it was an honor to be their grandparent, along with any other information you want them to know that can be passed down through the generations. You do not have to be a famous or notorious person or be very wealthy to leave a legacy. That which is bequeathed to your heirs, no matter how large or small, is your legacy.

One aspect of my legacy to my children and grandchildren is my online business. I am building it to pass down to my heirs after I am gone. It is my hope that they appreciate what I have done for them. Even if they don’t understand what my Internet business was all about, they will know I loved them very much because of what I had done to have something for them to inherit. My business will be a testament of my love for them all.

Author: Linda Dougherty
Specializes in working with people to show them how to market effectively to earn money online.

http://www.internettowealth.com/

Procrastination-Why Do We Put Things Off?

Procrastination. The dictionary says this is the act of intentionally or habitually deferring or delaying action. Everyone is guilty of it to some degree unless they have trained themselves to be very disciplined. It’s easy to have the mindset of "I’ll do it tomorrow, next week, next month, etc." This can be anything from daily chores around the house to catching up on paperwork at the office, or anything else we just want to put off doing.

I recently decided to tackle my "To Do" list of things I normally try to do the beginning of every year. This included such things as working on photo albums, putting away newspaper clippings from our local newspapers, cleaning out the filing cabinet, and working on my four boys’ scrapbooks and keepsake boxes. This year, when I decided I had procrastinated long enough, I couldn’t believe my discovery. It had been two years since I had done my yearly "To Do" ritual instead of one! Where had the time gone? What was my excuse? Then I thought back to a year ago. Oh yes, right after the first of the year we had a 50th anniversary celebration for my parents. In the following two months we were busy preparing for mine and my husband’s 25th anniversary celebration. That was soon followed by the birth of our first granddaughter. I guess I just got caught up in the excitement of my life that I totally forgot about that "To Do" list last year. Now I am really paying for it to try and get everything caught up. It seemed like such a big job to tackle once I started through that list, but I am self-disciplined enough to make myself do it even when my rebellious inner thoughts keep screaming, "But I don’t want to!"

This whole procrastination scene can be related to what people go through in starting an online business and doing the things they need to do to keep it going. It’s way too easy to just put things off rather than just setting down and doing it. If a person doesn’t just keep plugging away, time passes and pretty soon you realize your business has stagnated rather than grown. Make it a habit to do something for the good of your business on a daily basis. If you take a day off, at least reaffirm to yourself that day why you are doing the business. This will keep you focused and ready to get back at it the next day.

Procrastination……such a horrible little stumbling block in our lives. Don’t let it win over your determination to stay on track.

Author: Linda Dougherty
Specializes in working with people to show them how to market effectively to earn money online.
http://www.internettowealth.com/