I’m learning so much lately.
Sometimes that process is very fulfilling. Sometimes very humbling. Today…it’s a mixed bag.
I’m learning that I actually am capable of sitting still…
…but that I need to be really, really tired in order to do so.
I’m learning that my favorite way to sit still is in someone’s arms…
…invariably, I fall asleep. 🙂
I’m learning that my children still need me for many, many reasons…
…some of them just aren’t much fun. Because some of them involve me getting in their faces in a way that I’m not used to, and not excited about. They’re so much bigger and capable of adult-sized attitudes than they were when they were 4.
I’m learning that in order for my older children to respect me, they have to feel respected and valued by me. This is new.
It’s also harder.
I’m re-learning that toddlers crave limits…
…but they fight them with a vengeance when you give them.
I’m learning that Thankfulness is a choice. Sometimes a really, really hard choice…
…but conscious thankfulness is a gift.
I’m learning that tea is easier for me to drink with honey in it, and that it’s helpful when you’re sick for more than a month…
…if for no other reason than it soothes that sore throat as it’s going down.
I’m learning that weight loss maintenance is impossible when you don’t pay attention to your food intake. And fitness maintenance is impossible when you’re sick for long periods of time. And the combination of those two very real factors in my life right now makes me crazy. Even more so because these were things I already knew.
So frustrating. Coming back after a chest cold really sucks.
I’m learning that forgiveness brings me peace, but that often the person I’m learning to forgive doesn’t have that same peace…
…and I must forgive again and again and again.
I’m learning to slow down and relax in the the process of so many things. I’m not good at slowing down. I’m not very good at “the process.” But I’m learning.
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