"How do I do it all?"
10.7.2009 I get asked that question frequently. In some ways the innocent inquiry causes me to fret. Am I doing too much and therefore inadvertently neglecting something? True, I never feel like there are enough hours in the day, but I was under the impression I wasn't alone in that boat. Do they not notice that I eschew fashion, grooming, writing, reading for pleasure, gardening, going out with girlfriends and have given up on a tidy home so I can do it "all"?
Peace Cranes in GlobeHopper Window
At this moment in time, I feel as if our family is in transition. When I say transition, I'm referring to the term used in childbirth and labor. Transition is the shortest but most difficult part of labor. It is a time to surrender ( I wept through the first one and was ecstatic the second go around). It was also a time when I, personally, knew what I was made of. I learned that I was much stronger than I knew.
So, that is how I do it "all." I keep persevering. I choose my priorities. I persist. I know that my efforts will result in a birth after this challenging transition. Chris, while still unemployed, is working to achieve his goal of finding fulfilling work . I am practically living my dream of running a coffeeshop and we are doing it together. Together we educate (ie.homeschool) our children and they are active participants in this labor of love, this creation of a life that is deeply satisfying, this mystifying process of becoming. We don't do it all but we try to do the things worthy of being done.
And if we do our jobs with mindfulness and love, they too will learn that they are much stronger than they know...and by the way, so are you.
Reader Comments (2)
seriously? can you be any more awesome?
xo glad i know you.