Another funny face from the boy.
1. Two pees in the potty! A sure sign of progress.
2. An important realization. Hopefully it will stick. I need to remember
and reread.
3. Heirloom tomatoes. They are amazing.
I worry about the stupidest things. Everything. All the time. It’s what
I do. Worry. I don’t know if I inherited it or just decided to take on
at some early point in my life.
I worry about big things too. My son. My marriage. My work. My health.
But really, most of my day to day life is worrying about the stupid
stuff. Whether David took a nap. If I ate too much. If I have enough
creative talent. If my house is clean enough (it never is). Does my son
eat enough veggies.
This week I’m working from home cause David’s school is closed. And
instead of enjoying my time with him and being thankful that I am
getting to spend this much of it, I decided to potty train him and be
frustrated about it 24-7. I worry we waited too long and he’s already
3.5. I worry he won’t ever learn. I worry I’ll scar him and make him
have bigger issues. I worry. I worry. I worry.
And so I am stressed. And then I am tired. It’s so incredibly stupid.
Instead I should be thankful my son is healthy enough for me to be able
to toilet train him. Thankful that I get to be home this week and can
take the opportunity and time to do it. Thankful that I was able to have
a child. Honestly. It sounds stupid like the “be happy you have arms and
legs” that moms always say but honestly, Karen, it’s time to shape up.
get to
toilet train.
1. Spending a little extra time with David. So special.
2. Shopping at whole foods. Yummy fruits. And heirloom tomatoes.
3. Lots of sleep. Thankful to get so much sleep.
4. And some yummy goodies in the mail.
This is for creative therapy catalyst
twenty-four: What inspires you?
A few months ago, I took this class where we talked about who we are as
a whole and what we’d like to stand for in the world. We created three
to four areas of things that we stood for. My four were: peace, family,
changing the world, and creativity. These are the areas that inspire me.
I want to feel a strong sense of peace every day. I want to leave the
world better than I found it. I want to have strongly bonded and
supportive family. And I want to foster creativity within myself and
others.
For this week’s catalyst, I took a photo for each area and printed them
together. I then sewed between the photographs to create pockets and
inside each pocked I tucked two sets of journaling. One was a list of
things that inspire me around that category and the other was a list of
things I aspire to do in each area. Whenever I have to make a choice
about how to spend my time or how to decide around a commitment, I look
at this page and see if it fits within one of my squares. This makes
sure that the life I live is aligned with my priorities.
My two favorite people in the world.
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