Posted in Learning, tagged inner child, parenting, patience, perspective, philosophy, quiet, taoism, toddler, wisdom, zen, zenyear on March 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I’ve sometimes had difficulty sleeping lately. This morning I woke up too early, and couldn’t get back to sleep.
The nice thing about being up early though is when I get to hear my toddler in that time between waking up, and wanting to get out of bed. He sings to himself and plays, and I get to hear what’s on his mind.
It occurs to me I can spend this kind of time each morning listening to my inner child, and find out what’s on her mind.
Posted in Living, tagged fun, inner child, perspective, philosophy, taoism, zen, zenyear on March 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I spent a good part of my recreation time today trying to have fun with something I really wanted to enjoy. There was a time when it was exactly what I thought I’d have wanted to be able to do, so I felt like I owed it to myself to give it a real chance.
I now feel I owe it to myself to recognize that it won’t warrant a second chance. I can’t say what might’ve been, had I had this opportunity about fifteen years ago. Now, however, there are other things more suited to my life, and I’ll do best to focus on what currently suits me best.
