And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Sitting waiting for some inspiration

I have been sitting on this blog for the last two weeks, and I keep getting interrupted.  I think it is about time that I bite the bullet, post this sucker, and move on to a bigger and better blog post.

It is so easy to get lost in the chaos of day to day life.   Assuming you are like me, at least somewhat, you are  being pulled in a bunch of different directions.  You are surrounded by what I like to call "life noise."   The kids need food, and attention, the laundry needs to be done, you need to send that email for work, the dog is asking to go outside, and your spouse needs you to find their cell phone charger.   We have all been there before, we are trying to do so many things at the same time we cannot do anything.

Most of the time I focus on making a list first of all the things that I need to get done, and that seems to help calm the noise down, because I can tackle these tasks one at a time.  But the main thing I found was that I need to focus.  Focus not on what I am doing, but in doing whatever I do with love.

Am I doing this in love?  Seems kind of silly right?  Am I letting the dog outside in love?  Am I unloading the dishwasher in love?  I guess my answer would be no.  I am not always doing things because I am happy to do them, or because I love to do them, or even showing my kids that no matter what the task is you can do it in love.

Situations get messy.  We argue with each other, we don't always see eye to eye, and if you ask my oldest daughter.  I am probably not doing anything right.  Not even one tiny thing. But as she grows up I want her to see me as the kind of woman who loved her day to day tasks.  I make lunches everyday not because I have to, but because I love her and I want her to eat healthy.   I want her to know that being a mom is hard, and gritty but is also basically the greatest gift I have ever been given.

That is my thought for today:  Do whatever you are doing in love.  That is all.