When you realize that there isn't anything you can do to change other people, it is easier to love them.
I've been thinking about this lately, when I had an epiphany of sorts. I want to love others more, especially my family, whom I have a very bad habit of thinking my way is the only way to do things. I'm not going to go into much detail here, and this doesn't apply to guiding children into honest and moral ideals. But, it certainly does apply to over-age children and other family members about whom I am thinking that they live their lives differently.
(This is a very hard subject to discuss, mostly because I don't feel I have the words to do it justice. So, I may just ramble along here and see what I come up with.)
It, also doesn't mean that I am going to enjoy being around characteristics and activities that I don't think are right, it just means I'm not going to think about them. I want to try to separate them from the soul inside that needs loved. Love them first, and make sure my own life is displaying the characteristics and spirit that I believe is the most important part of life.
It boils down to how I am going to handle my stress, my worry, my attitude, my joy, my relationships with other people. It means slowing down and taking time to think about people, .life, connections. It means being willing to do more for others, and yes, less time for myself. Kindness done to others, makes them a better person, Kindness to ourselves helps us be kinder to others.
I hope I can hang on to this elusive idea, remembering it everyday.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sunday, October 9, 2011
The Days of Our Lives
It is raining today. I'm trying not to feel blah just because it is raining. I AM feeling absolutely overwhelmed however. Here it is almost the middle of October and I don't see any signs of the days slowing down. I'm feeling like I can't enjoy any piece of my life, it is going too fast. I've been trying to evaluate my life lately and I don't think I'm as happy as I could be. Sometimes it seems like I'm just filling up my time and not getting anything done because I just want this day to be over, or this week, or for it to be Monday again so I can start again. I don't really enjoy when family comes because I am trying to keep things together. This time I planned menus ahead, made them simple, delegated chores. But still things pile up here and there because little things don't get put away. I tried hard to ignore it and say it doesn't matter. I guess I am thinking ahead to all the things that need done next week, birthday party, office work, courthouse, laundry, mealtime, picking up after myself and sometimes the other people around here, too.
That doesn't sound too bad, really. But, somehow that stuff always adds itself up and spreads itself out to fill more time than I have. Last week was a hard week. My daughter had four days of make up work to do and she was working on homework every night from 4 to midnight. And she likes to have someone around for "moral support". She's also working on not having a meltdown when she's stressed or yelling and slamming around either. She did really well. Only one "outlet" sort of crying jag, that did a lot of good. I don't know why crying like that should help, but the books all say it does. I don't seem to be able to cry like that. I just yell or get anxious. Anytime I cry, it is over a book, and then I get a stuffy nose and a headache.
So, for next week, the plan is less facebook, less knitting, and more focusing on the task on hand. I have a hard time with some of this because I get physically and mentally tired out. I'm getting better though, ever since I did a couple of months with an exercise video, I've had a lot more energy even though I didn't continue. Exercise is exercise, even if it is just carrying things around the house.
So, I guess this weather IS making me a little blue, but I am going to make a change this week, starting today, when my company leaves, I'm going to sit down and plan a little for tomorrow, get things ready and in order, and I AM NOT GOING TO READ A BOOK UNTIL I AM TOO TIRED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
Now, did you hear that Miss LeaAnne? Stay tuned, and see what happens this week.
That doesn't sound too bad, really. But, somehow that stuff always adds itself up and spreads itself out to fill more time than I have. Last week was a hard week. My daughter had four days of make up work to do and she was working on homework every night from 4 to midnight. And she likes to have someone around for "moral support". She's also working on not having a meltdown when she's stressed or yelling and slamming around either. She did really well. Only one "outlet" sort of crying jag, that did a lot of good. I don't know why crying like that should help, but the books all say it does. I don't seem to be able to cry like that. I just yell or get anxious. Anytime I cry, it is over a book, and then I get a stuffy nose and a headache.
So, for next week, the plan is less facebook, less knitting, and more focusing on the task on hand. I have a hard time with some of this because I get physically and mentally tired out. I'm getting better though, ever since I did a couple of months with an exercise video, I've had a lot more energy even though I didn't continue. Exercise is exercise, even if it is just carrying things around the house.
So, I guess this weather IS making me a little blue, but I am going to make a change this week, starting today, when my company leaves, I'm going to sit down and plan a little for tomorrow, get things ready and in order, and I AM NOT GOING TO READ A BOOK UNTIL I AM TOO TIRED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
Now, did you hear that Miss LeaAnne? Stay tuned, and see what happens this week.
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