Gentle Rythm

I remember , as a child, sitting my star wars figures at a table in my doll house and announcing the arrival off "Queen Cuddles", who happened to be my pet hamster.  I had Darth Vader  make her bed-because I HATED making my bed and I didn't really care for him much.  I had a huge crush on Luke so he was ALWAYS her husband.  I literally did this for hours everyday.  I'd pack them all up and take them on a wagon ride to the park or to the lake  swimming.  I found solitude alone and could easily fill an empty afternoon with imaginative play. 

I often wonder if I give my children the time for these moments of solitude?  Lately, my kids seem exhausted and overstimulated.  They aren't getting the "time" they need to explore and create.   They need fewer scheduled activities and more room to breathe. 

We try to be relaxed in everything we do.  My children enjoy the company of one another (most of the time).  We bake,  learn, create, travel, laugh, cry, and even sleep together.  There really isn't a lot we don't do "together".  Not due to my fear of the outside world, but out of our true love of being parents.   I want the gentle flow  back into our lives.  It has slowly slipped away over the past year. Ack.

  I am going to  look at our schedule and omit the activities that don't enrich our days.  I will slow down and enjoy each days doings.

Comments

[Ella]

i sometimes wonder too if i give my little one enough time for those moments. i'd like to but it seems he's so often seeking me out to play along with him. i guess he's still young.
Thanks for stimulating some good thoughts with this post.