Jim Higley

I’ve been a dad exactly half of my life.

The present is all we have – for certain. Investing in the here and now has huge pay-offs.

But somewhere along the dad path I made a strategic shift – and if it were a bumper sticker that shift would read: “Shit Happens. Deal With It.”

Words matter. To all of us. My only wish is that somehow, some way, I could give those same words once given to me to every young boy and girl.

I cried, mainly, because I had forgotten the way my father made me feel every day of my life.

For the multitude of voices that spoke publicly about Muhammad Ali, it was the voices of his own children, the ones who called him “Dad,” that touched me the most. He was a hero because his children said he was a hero.

The reality is that many are still not comfortable seeing men as caring and nurturing parents.

And just remember, the love of your life will be nothing like Christian Grey. He’ll be better.