Taking it on....

Sometimes life pushes you beyond your means to a decision where you are standing around wondering....should I or shouldn't I? Should I push the financial envelope and go for it? Often it's at a time when selfish pleasures run roughshod with rationality and we find ourselves in a place where we question whether it's worth the indulgence or not. Most times, we back off and don't take the bait. But sometimes.......sometimes..... we snap hold of the bait and go for it.

A while ago.... I came home from work. My son, who is a music lover just like the rest of us was downstairs home on his own. When I called down to him and asked him what he was doing, he replied.... "I'm downloading Beatles music onto my I-Pod." I smiled. Good on him, I thought. My little guy had found a treasure trove of oldies. Two days later, it was announced that Paul McCartney was going to play his only Canadian gig in Halifax Nova Scotia....a good 5 hour drive from here. When the news filter quickly to Max, he was star strucked STUNNED! By then, he had listened and fell in love with the music. The pressure was on...."can we go....please...can we go??"

I hemmed and hawed.... too indulgent, I thought at first. WAY too pricey! However, I was also very excited at the prospect of seeing McCartney live and the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to share this moment with my son. It seemed right....it seemed doable. We would figure it out. Why? Because sometimes you have to seek out the indulgent moments because so often they are the moments which take meaningful memories.

So, guess where I am headed today? Just me and my boy?? We are indulging in all things McCartney.

Indulgence....can be an overboard expense.... but my God, there are times when it is priceless. This one is most definately one of those times.

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