Being a mom is really great. I love it and it has added a dimension to life that I savour almost every day :). I was losing my sanity though and I wasn't sure why. Obviously I'm busy and as you can imagine (or are experiencing yourself) there's not a lot of time for what I'll call the frivolous things in my life. I'm really surprised though, at how much I'd missed those little things. I decided to get back some of that part of my life. I dug out my favorite music that I just haven't taken the time to listen to in over 6 months. I have been trying to do Yoga more again lately. I am getting to do a little shopping for clothes that aren't maternity clothes but summery clothes - YAY! I'm even finding time to read. We have good friends and family that have made it possible for Justin and I to go out a few times, just for nachos or whatever. I had really missed that. I've also taken Caden out - just us - more lately. So - no big deep issues or thoughts or anything. I just think that sometimes - those little insignificant things in life, like your favorite snack or pair of socks - are the things that kind of make you , you or me, me in this case.
Stay in your lane. Don't look at other people's papers. Those couple of lines jumped out at me as I read Maria Goff's book " Love Lives Here" It reminded me that we can't all live the same life. Comparisons hold us back and discourage us like nothing else. We have fears of being different when we are SUPPOSED to be different. I grew up trying to fit in and not doing a very good job at it. When I was in my teens I thought I'd try a new approach so I started trying to be the opposite of what I was because I thought that is what everyone else wanted me to be. I am chatty and energetic and I tried to be dainty and quiet. I didn't do a very good job of that either. Yikes. Trying to be someone we're not is exhausting and it doesn't work. We seldom fool anyone or achieve the goal we thought we wanted. What we all really want I think, is to connect with one another and to matter. As an adult I have had goals and held them up against other p...
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