Bite-Sized Culture: A Life Of Snacking

It’s too easy to be critical of the way things are in society…

I mean, let’s face it, there is alot of unrest in the country, wars are being fought on the Internet (and in the real world) and our kids are faced with many challenges that we didn’t have to deal with until we were in our 20’s…

Okay, enough with the ‘negative’ talk…

One of the reasons I wrote the Single Parent Survival Guide is because I wanted to make a difference… I wanted to make a difference in the lives of those around me and in the lives of everyone I come into contact with.

And I’ve been thinking alot about how society, especially the Internet world I’m involved with, is moving so fast that it’s almost dizzying!

In fact, I’m going to go so far as to say that we live in a “snack sized” culture… It seems that everything comes in “bite sized” pieces that are easy to digest.

I mean, come on, instead of buying albums we buy songs on iTunes… And if that isn’t enough, we then buy just the ring-tone instead of the song.

People, for the most part, are demanding more and that things be literally “instant”.

I don’t want to even expend the energy to think about what this means as a society, but I wanted to turn this around and use these thoughts as an opportunity to remind us how important being a parent is and how much of an impact you really have on your child.

Amid all the MySpace comments, emails and text’s that your child receives, do they know that they are loved? Do they know that they are the most important thing in your life and you’d do anything for them?

Chances are they do, but maybe take just a few minutes out today to tell your child how much you love them and how much they mean to you.

Even if it doesn’t appear that it’s making a difference, it will… Maybe not now, but it will be something that’s remembered when they are depressed or feeling sad.

It might not seem like it’s making an impact, but I assure you that it is!

I’ll be thinking more about this in the next few weeks as I am testing some special ways to let kids know they are loved.

So, as your taking the time today to “buck” the “snack-sized” culture, remember that we’re in this together, learning lessons along the way.

Talk to you soon,

Cliff