This summer, when I started to look at our fall schedule, I realized that whats really most important could get swept aside and never make it into the calendar. In the famous Stephen Covey matrix, this is the important but not urgent stuff. Its the soul nourishing stuff. But its not the everyday demands stuff that vies for our attention (and usually sucks it up!). At 40, somehow now I feel the passage of time so much more acutely and I felt that I wasnt giving enough attention to WHO really mattered. As a mom to two young kiddos, when we go and visit my parents, my kiddos are with me. Through the early years of having babies, usually that visit meant a break for me. My parents would jump in and be with my kiddos so I could have a bit of time to myself. And at family gatherings, well, of course it would always be all of us together. And while thats lovely, I felt like what this season called for was now tome alone with my parents and time alone with my sister. So Brian and I looked at out schedule. I couldve easily said, oh its not possible. Forget it. But we figured it out. And so once a month when I get ready to go down to teach at Georgetown, I pack my overnight bag. I kiss my sweet dear ones. And after I finish work, I head over across the Key Bridge into VA. We have now done this a few times. And while it some times takes some major effort to make it happen, its worth every moment of planning. This past Wednesday, my sister and I cooked such nourishing good food at her place. Just the two of us (artichoke cakes instead of crab cakes - to die for!). And then I headed to my parents house with warm soup in a pot and time to linger in my heart. The next morning, my mom put some money in my hand. It always amazes me how, even though I am 40, your parents are always your parents and wanting to give you a extra little something. Im betting Ill be the same way with my children. Waving goodbye the next day, I felt a sense of ease as we parted and a deep sense of contentment. (See pic of my dad and pup waving to me.). So my dear readers, this weekend, take charge of your schedule. Ask yourself, WHO is most important right now? What relationship do I need to nourish? Schedule it. Make it happen. Put it on the calendar. I KNOW that all the finagling and effort you put into making arrangements will be worth it. Lets do it NOW -- lets nourish those relationships that are sooo precious to us so that, really, if we are being honest with ourselves, iwe love with no regrets. We love and live in a way thats aligned with what is most true to our hearts. Blessings, Lisa Http://barefootbarn
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:48:51 +0000
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