Opportunity Cost

In one of the podcasts I am digging on these days there was a mention randomly about opportunity cost and it took me back to applied economics. It really made me think about all the little things lately.

For those that don't know exactly what opportunity cost is, think of trade-offs. A necessary evil I guess. In order to do whatever it is we are doing, we are actually giving up something else. Me writing this blog costs me sleep. No matter what time I go to bed, my alarm still goes off at 6am.

Maybe this is something we all realize, but I am not sure how much thought I gave to the idea before. Was everything I have ever done instead of something else a "good" trade? Scary thought.

Cameron and I were in the park yesterday playing on the big boy swings and for a moment I just leaned all the way back. I looked up and just watched the trees and clouds for a minute, thinking there was no other place in this world that I would rather be. Period.