I am a really good avoider. I avoid doing housework by checking my email. I avoid doing dishes by checking Facebook. I avoid going to bed by reading a book. I avoid playing with my kids by hitting refresh just in case another email has arrived!
Some days I simply just try to avoid life. Not my best days. So how to embrace my now?
I think sometimes I think that by avoiding I will get something better. If I wait long enough, the dishes will get done and my kids will suddenly decide to amuse themselves and we'll all be happy. Yeah right.
In reality I know that if I decided to just stop avoiding, we would all be happier. Things would get done on time, I wouldn't be frustrated by a pile of work that I've let build up, and my kids would not have to whine to get my attention because I was trying to avoid my responsibilities as a mother.
So now what...
Schedule. Do not wait. Plan ahead. Enjoy my children in all their many facets. (crying and smiling!) Stop checking my email 10 times a day just on the chance something exciting has happened...
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