First................

Word of the Day.......... First....adj.,.....preceding all others in time, order, or importance. We are a society that wants to be first. If you're not FIRST, you're last. Be there early to be FIRST in line. Second or third just isn't acceptable. I think we're teaching our children that anything but first is bad. Winning is first. Highest GPA is first. Newest car is first. More medals, honors and friends is first. Be, be, be, do, do, do, run, run, run, first, first, first. Be the busiest Mom, Dad, child. You can't be first if you're not out there doing, working, practicing. At early ages our children are crammed with activities so they can be first later on in life. So let me put this out there.......do you think that the 'First Syndrome' is taking over our society, taking over our lives, and possibly making us miserable? Have you put being first FIRST in your life? If you have, I think I'm sad for you. Life is not a competition; it's a miracle. Don't lose out on seconds, minutes and hours while you are spinning like a top and getting nowhere. Please stop for even a second; reassess your priorities and the priorities you've forced on your children. Maybe being FIRST isn't being HAPPIEST.