Are you fast-forwarding through your life??

I recently saw Adam Sandler's latest junior high style laugh riot called "Click." I must admit that I did not rent this piece of sophomoric artistry primarily for my own viewing enjoyment (it looked like something my wife and I might enjoy watching "together"). Sort of a compromise between the thoughtful thriller genre I gravitate toward in movies vs. the (dare I say) "chick flick"/Lifetime move of the week fare that my wife seems to enjoy.

Anyway...

This little ditty of a movie, while chocked full of flatulence, occasional mild humor, and colorful words, is quite a thoughtful and creatively done piece. No joke!

Okay- "Click" is probably not going to win any Oscars, but it is a thoughtful concept movie, if you can look beyond all the potty and bedroom humor and see the greater message.

And what would that be?

Well, what I took away from it (along with a few new fart jokes), was a greater appreciation for the opportunities for deepening the important relationships in my life:

• -my relationship with my daughter
• -my wife
• -my family
• -my friends
• -my neighbors

All too often the temptation is to "fast-forward" through parts of our daily lives that, at the time, we consider unpleasurable, tedious, or lacking immediate gratification.

The problem is that when we get in the habit of "fast-forwarding" through life, we miss precious opportunities to:

• deepen our important relationships
• strengthen our faith
• to reach out to our neighbors
• make our world a better place

Have you been fast-forwarding through life and missing out on precious opportunities?

Each day is precious and filled with opportunity and promise. We only get one life- let's make it count!

Peace,

John