I'm determined not to let this life pass me by while I sweep and dust and blog.
Sweep and dust and blog, I will do, but I will do it less. Alright, maybe I will sweep the same amount. But I will definitely dust and blog less.
Conviction has set in. I need to change my ways. I must be more purposeful about the way I spend my days.
These children are with me for such a short while.
No, I do not need to entertain them all day long.
They must learn to independently play.
There is plenty of time for that.
Lots of time where I am taking care of things that need to be done.
But, I do need to make some ahem...adjustments. The time will pass whether I use it wisely or foolishly. I've learned that the one thing I regret most is when I've wasted precious time. There is no more valuable commodity.
I am commiting to turning the computer off and giggling with gladness when there is visable dust on the furniture. Then, I will know I have been with my children more.
Sitting with them.
Smiling at them.
Listening to them.
Looking at them.
Looking at them rather than this screen, or my dust cloth.
They are here right now.
My mop will still be here when they are grown and gone.
So will the blasted internet for goodness sakes.
My e mail will wait for me.
Or it won't. Whatever.
Let me type less.
Clean less.
Live more.
Love better.
My good life resolution.
See ya....much less often.
4 comments:
I love it. And I'll miss you!
i'm with ya!
The great thing about life is you can always reinvent the way you live it, look at it, think about it. Even though I am not a full believer in the book The Secret - I do believe in the power of thought! I am reminded of my favorite poem:
One Hundred Years from now
It will not matter
what kind of car I drove,
What kind of house I lived in,
how much money was in my bank account
nor what my clothes looked like.
But the world may be a better place because
I was important in the life of a child.
Wise, my friend, you are wise. Blogging has it's place and it's value ... but it can and sometime does steal the precious time we spend with our kids. Enjoy sitting, smiling , listening, looking ...
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