Connecting with a Motivator

What a great weekend I had! I hope you all did too. What made my weekend so great? Almost too much to mention. However, the greatest thing about my weekend was a visit from one of my nephews.
He arrived Friday evening and I have to say, he arrived to probably one of the most deflated couples he had seen in a long time. I was worn pretty thin from my week at work and my wife was beaten down from her week at school. In addition, we had a sick kid in the house that was needing a little attention as well.
After the usual greetings, we decided to go grab a bite of late dinner and try to get caught up with all that was going on in our nephews life. We ducked into a local pub and tiredly slid into a booth. After yawning a few times and making lame attempts at conversation, my wife and I sat staring blindly at the menu. My nephew grabbed all the menus and said that he needed our attention. In his usual "take command" way, he pointed out that since he walked through our front door, we had complained about our work week, pointed out that our son had a bad cold, complained about the poor choice of restaurants, and asked him several questions about his life that included such fun topics as his divorce, his ex-wife, and his challenges at work. He then asked if he could expect the whole weekend to be such an uplifting experience.
My wife hesitated for a few seconds and then just busted out into laughter. My nephew was so right. We were wasting a great Friday night by complaining and lamenting our lives. Once he saw that he had support, my nephew continued to push and prod us into having a great time. We finally found our feet and ended up laughing and dancing until 2am. What a great time.
As I reflected on the weekend last night, it dawned on me what a great lesson we learned Friday night with my nephew. He was a great motivator for us. He reminded us to live in the moment and to only work the problems until you have done your best. At that point, let it go. I woke up this morning with a new found interest in making the most of the day. Not wanting to worry or lament. Just wanting to to have a good time doing what I do.
If you know of a motivator in your life, take the time to connect. It will do all the good in the world!