Family and Remodeling

I have owned my remodeling business for over 11 years now and for many years I was so dedicated to my business that I could remember times and dates for business meetings and situations but would forget family things. I felt that it would all pay off someday and I would then be able to start living more comfortably and start spending time with my family. Well then life happened and my business turned with the change in the economy and now I find myself working even more hours and scared to death to survive the downturn. It is strange now that things have changed I find myself looking deeper into my life, family and relationships and realizing all the great things that I have in my life. I heard a talk radio psychiatrist say once that in the 25 years he has been helping people that not once did someone come to him and say "I wish my family or parents had more money when I was young" but " I wish my mother or father would have spent more time with me when I was young" we are all children still, we never lose hurt feelings or bad memories, take the time to look deeper into yourself and realize that no matter how hard you work on something it is always the same outcome and money does not fix a broken relationship. Take the time to be with your children, look them in the eyes when they talk, go out of your way for them and laugh once in a while. When people look back and reflect on my life I want them to smile and remember something great about me, not that the deck or basement job was finished on time or on budget. Life is more than a job, do not wait too long to see that.