Last year I faced big challenges and stress and have been recovering after making some life-changing compromises.
I often encourage my kids to go do something or they find something to do on their own and become occupied so that I can go accomplish a task, or 10.
Time passes and I’m cramming things in while they are off entertaining themselves.
Yes, I’m quite proud of the fact that they can be resourceful and come up with activities on their own.
Yes, I’m glad they are somewhat self-reliant and can problem-solve and carry on with a project on their own.
Yes, I’m thrilled that they can be content with the simplicity of our home and spend hours creating, crafting, make-believing and don’t need a Disney-esque house or backyard to explore.
But you know what I find myself doing that I am NOT proud, nor glad, nor thrilled about?
Dropping and running.
Sending them off.
Setting up and dashing away.
So recently, I have started to change that.
[Confession time: You guys, this is HARD!!! I am the person who blocks out chunks of time just so I can power through high productivity and attempt to “do it all” even if I know I can’t. Changing that is NOT my nature!]
Making this change has literally shocked them.
In a nice surprise kind of way.
Wanna know what I make it a point to do more of now?
I linger.
I don’t run to get my 10 tasks accomplished in a mad efficiency-driven frenzy, hopefully uninterrupted.
