Morning Moments

As my Keurig warms up and the snow continues to quietly blanket New England, I find a strong desire to put words to paper.  With life quickly moving around me, there is great solice in pausing for a moment and capturing simple times. 

In the past few months, I have started reading some blogs as a way to get quick snipits of information, almost in the way that you read a magazine while you are getting a pedicure.  You know, you are reading along and someone pokes at your body-- oh what was that.  Oh yes, one of my three lovely children, reminding me that reading someone else's thoughts is at that moment just not as important as a moment with them.  I morph from that 20 year old with no care in the world into the Mum who needs to be a pirate on a sinking ship (couch) stat.

As I read these blogs, I often think to myself how lucky these women are to find the time to write/edit what is on their mind.  I have so much on my mind.  So many ideas of what to teach the kids, how to decorate the house, how to eat more mindfully, and where in the world I want to visit and see.  With these lists scattered on post it notes, journals, my iPhone, I find myself longing to have one comprehensive place where I can find myself acknowledging all the things I have done and all the things I want to do.  But then I think, where does the desire to complete all these tasks come from?  Is it so important to do them?  Or am I just making up deadlines to appease some inner voice telling me it's important? They must be important because I keep adding to the list and happily cross off when one is reached.  Or is there something to be said about just being in the moment with out worrying about where the next adventure will lead to or how to orchestrate the next neighborhood gathering (it has to be memorable for goodness sakes). 

Each. Simple. Moment.

I'm going to try and be present in each simple moment for the rest of the week.  With a successful attorney husband, a full time job and three of the loveliest children you will ever meet, staying aligned to an over-arching plan will keep me true.  Remembering to be forgiving of myself if something does not go exactly to plan (did I mention it's snowing and I have a certifiction to complete this AM), keeps me in the moment of the day.  Tomorrow may be less stressful, or not.  Being in this moment, for myself and family, will carry me through the day and revel in the joy that each family member brings to my life.

xx-
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