My ongoing life lesson as a mother is learning how to take time. Nearly five years into this journey and I still have to remind myself that life flows smoothest when I let go of my obsession with keeping my day 'on schedule'. I feel ridiculous even writing this because really, schedule? What schedule? The only actual commitment I have is a mother's group that is every other week and honestly I hardly ever go. But still, I wake up and push myself and my children through our completely 'no stress' day until we are all grouchy, tired and impatient. Why is this lesson so difficult for me to learn?
When I let go of time I am peaceful. And even though it seems that I am determined to having to re-learn this time and again, taking time doesn't mean we never eat, bathe, or that my house is never tidy. In fact all of these things happen and surprisingly, I always seem to have time to do extra things, things I never have the energy to do when I am drill sergeant-ing us through the day.
So I am practising throwing away the clock.
and I am going with the flow, surrendering to this slow speed of motherhood. Taking time to enjoy this journey and all the simple nuances that make family life beautiful and peaceful.
2 comments:
Hello, haven't visited for a while....what a lovely post, I feel slower and more peaceful just reading it! Hurray for slow x
Good for you, Starr. It's one of the most important aspects of 'good mothering' ~ taking time.
Love, V
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