A few summers ago my daughter and I were swimming in our pool. This day had been like most others, so I had no way of knowing that this one would go down in our family history as a memory we cherish and still talk about from time to time.
The sun was setting and the night was quickly approaching. From the shallow end of our pool my daughter noticed it first. Right about eye level, building it's life connections to the bottom of the freshly painted blue fence that surrounded our pool was a spider spinning her web. It surprised me that my daughter noticed this, and it surprised me even more that she wasn't grossed out and afraid of the spider.
Instead, she delightfully watched as the spider busied herself in the cycle of life. As we both gazed at this wonder of nature, a very simple thought hit me. I had lost track of time. I honestly didn't know how long we had been just standing there and staring at that spider building her web. But, regardless of what ever amount of time had past, the truth was that we were simply having fun. We were having fun without really doing anything really BIG or special, I thought. We hadn't saved the world or bought the newest most expensive toy. We hadn't even traveled on some airplane to some far off exotic land. However, in contrast, I believe that by sharing this experience of the spider building her web we were both just as fulfilled as if we had done those big fancy things mentioned above.
What we had done was to spend time together and appreciate the simple things in life. We laughed and talked about the circle of life, and what it means to die and what it means to really live. We talked about how precious our limited amount of time is on this planet and how we should pause to enjoy the simple things in life like the flight of a bird. Finally, we talked about the importance of leading rather than following.
Now teens, and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us! Remember that the simple things are the best things in life, even when they include spiders and webs. And thanks in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do.
Teens, Tweens, and adults it's easier to build those special moments with each other than you think. Spend time together appreciating the simple things in life, and even more importantly, spend time together talking about life. Do this and you'll have special moments and special memories that will last a life time.
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