Why is it that we spend so much of our time and lives living in fear of something or worrying about things that may never happen or not really matter even if they do happen?

For example, last night as I was channel surfing I stopped on an MSNBC show called ‘The Facebook Effect”, it profiled both the company and some of it millions of users, one of which was worried that FB was sharing her information with the world; so in order to stop FB she deleted her account, which took her 2 and ½ hours. Seriously.

If you know me, you know that my wife and I have twin sons, both have Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder and in my quest to become a better father, husband and person I have learned that my sons are not only special, but divinely gifted in that if I take what I learn from them and both apply and share it; everyone wins. So the lesson of the day is: Spend more time without fear and worry and live better.

Easier said than done, so I’ll go first and let you know how it works out; here are a few of the things I will stop fearing and worrying about:

1. What does the future hold for my sons?
2. What happens to my sons if they out live my wife and me?
3. Bills, debt, mortgages, etc.
4. Will the Broncos ever win another super bowl?
5. Heights, big hairy spiders and dentists.
6. New Years Resolutions
7. What happened yesterday and what might happen tomorrow.

Just to name a few . . .and ‘how?’ you ask do I intend to stop theses fears and worries . . . I’m going to start by spending more time working on myself, becoming a better father, husband, friend and person because I know one thing:

• I was created in God’s image; what I do in this life is my choice and what I receive will be the result of my choices and that my thoughts manifest themselves; therefore I choose to leave fear and worry in my rear view mirror because my family is counting on me.

If for no other selfish reason than that; the commitment I made when I married my wife and again when we decided to bring children into this world, for these very reasons I owe them my very best, every moment, every day and if I place all my focus on being the best Kelly Krei that I can possibly be, I will have no time left for fear and worry.