Life lately has been good to me. Lots of opportunities for service, visits with friends, and small moments to share with my children. Really, it is a peaceful time.
I love this time of year in the post holiday rush. I go to bed earlier (most days) and take more naps because sleeping just feels good when it's cold outside. The kids are on a better schedule and we are free to create our own activities and adventures, now that the expected holiday traditions are completed. I am free to work on projects of my own.
I have several friends now that will set up "workdates" with me. We take turns meeting at each other's homes and do a chore or two as we visit and the kids play. I especially enjoy doing this with my friends that have babies, so I can get my baby fix and give their arms a chance to get something else done.
I have several friends now that will set up "workdates" with me. We take turns meeting at each other's homes and do a chore or two as we visit and the kids play. I especially enjoy doing this with my friends that have babies, so I can get my baby fix and give their arms a chance to get something else done.
I've also enjoyed making meals for people, visiting my friend in the nursing home, visiting teaching appointments, and other storytimes and playdates with people I love. Life feels so much more meaningful when you share it with people.
I've been able to attend this beautiful building thrice in as many months, giving me added peace and joy. Mike has readied quite a few of my family names and I have enjoyed learning tidbits about ancestors as I have done their work. (More on Mormon temples here.)
Still, amidst this reprieve from life's storms and upheaval, I can't help but feel a certain sense of restlessness. It's not that I don't enjoy the calm, I do. It's just that I like to have an idea of what's on the horizon. Sometimes, I just want to run ahead (or float up in a hot air balloon, like that one above that we saw on the way to the temple on Saturday) and get a better idea of what's next, before returning to enjoy the views and sunsets along the way. As a runner, I often liked running routes I'd taken before, so I knew how to pace myself and where I could get a drink of water or take a rest stop.
But that's not how life is, so we just have to keep trudging along. We don't know how long we'll have to go or what's next. We must enjoy those sunsets and peaceful moments as they come, preparing for tomorrow, learning from yesterday, but living today.
But why is that so much easier said than done? Tell me I'm not the only one who gets impatient...
And as for how I'm doing on my "commitments": I'd say overall, pretty well. I am getting up earlier, starting my day with yoga a few times a week, being more purposeful with my children's activities, and recording more. Definitely better than had I not made the commitments. :)
And as for how I'm doing on my "commitments": I'd say overall, pretty well. I am getting up earlier, starting my day with yoga a few times a week, being more purposeful with my children's activities, and recording more. Definitely better than had I not made the commitments. :)
