From the very beginning, I've made a point of being there for everything.

Attending every play and game and birthday party, determined not to let my children miss

me the way I missed my dad. But then my old friend Bill is elected president of the United States

and I'm on an airplane flying home to spend just two days with the young people I cherish most.

The plane tilts slightly and we begin our descent into Logan. The cabin lights flicker on.

The magazines are stuffed into bags and Boston comes into focus below. In 20 minutes we'll be on the ground

and tomorrow morning I'll be doing what I never thought I'd be coming home to do. Watch my older son run away.

Robert Driesh is an economist, professor at UC Berkeley, political commentator and the author

of 18 books. Presidents Ford, Carter, Clinton and Obama all called and rushed to serve in their

administrations. You may remember his service as Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997,

where he became best known for implementing the Family and Medical Leav Act, increasing minimum

wage and focusing national attention on the need to help American workers to adapt to the new

economy. In today's meditative story Robert shares a story he's never told publicly.

It's about competing senses of responsibility to have a lasting impact in the world.

It's about making our time in this world count. In Robert's case it's a choice between

fathering two boys and his term of service for President Bill Clinton.

In this series we combine immersive first person stories and breathtaking music with the

science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice. From weight what this is meditative story.

I'm Robert and I'll be your guide.

The body relaxed. The body breathing. Your senses open. Your mind open.

Meeting the world.

I make my way down the plane's narrow aisle.

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