I’ve been feeling rushed lately…like there’s not enough hours in the day, not enough time to get everything done, not enough time with my children, with my husband, with my family close by. Too many errands, too many piles of laundry, too many things that I think I should be doing, too many places I think I should be going.
So, I’m stepping back. I’m slowing down. I’m getting up earlier, too. I’m doing my best to enjoy the life around me that deserves a pause or a second look—a lightshow after a hard downpour, sun pushing through the clouds, a little girl in pigtails blowing bubbles on my porch.
I’m staying home more. I’m not going out and getting sucked in to the swirl of errand-running do-it-alls. I’ll still take that trip to the grocery store, but just once this week. We’ll still stop at the library but maybe not until Saturday when the whole family can go.
I’m going to finally put some vegetables in the row my grandmother gave me in her garden. I’m going to fill that empty pot at the bottom of my steps with flowers. I’m going to sit and color with my four year old on my lap. I’ll let the dinner dishes soak until tomorrow morning, if it means lingering at the dinner table a little longer with my husband tonight.
I mean really, what is the rush? Where am I rushing to? Really, what can’t wait?
So here’s a wish for some space in your life. Some easy-breezy moments. More quiet. More calm. Join me and take notice, relish in a moment, slow down, feel satisfied with getting less ‘things’ done, but somehow more accomplished.
I’m not alone…it seems others are thinking about similar ideas too.
added post-post: as I was reading a few of the first comments on this post, I was thinking that I would love to see pictures, read stories about how you all find a peaceful, slow moment this weekend...I think it helps to see/hear how others find ways to step back and slow down. what do you think?
