tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post2880446697384382238..comments2023-04-11T05:58:21.368-04:00Comments on Moments of Peace: This Moment*katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130436266432605150noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-27550632390414941832012-11-15T20:42:26.165-05:002012-11-15T20:42:26.165-05:00Your post could have been written by me. I have t...Your post could have been written by me. I have those same thoughts, every day, day after day. And I wonder why I can't make it stick, why it is easier to focus on my complaints than how lucky I am. And I realize that it takes practice (perhaps a lifetime) to put gratitude first and to live in the moment. The more I live in the moment, the happier I am with my family and with myself. And the more I realize that the yoke is light when the yoke is love. When my yoke is heavy, I'm not living in love. Thank you for sharing.kerri.warmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754960488590077147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-49417360355950175512012-11-09T21:53:47.134-05:002012-11-09T21:53:47.134-05:00I can relate... the guilt and the frustration. Tha...I can relate... the guilt and the frustration. Thanks for posting. It's good to hear we are not alone!YellowLadybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775078064605435509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-65044106739280298042012-11-09T21:11:37.852-05:002012-11-09T21:11:37.852-05:00Years form now, they will not remember the dishes ...Years form now, they will not remember the dishes in the sink, only you will. They will remember happiness and love and a mama who danced in the kitchen with them! hang in there.Dark Blue Dragonhttp://www.darkbluedragon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-64454271466463647472012-11-09T19:05:09.418-05:002012-11-09T19:05:09.418-05:00Hang in there mama, we have all been there, some o...Hang in there mama, we have all been there, some of use are there with you right now. I think you hit the nail on the head with two things perspective - it is all how "you" look at things, and gratitude. Both of those things get me through my rough days. Hugs.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-22392467835492347202012-11-09T16:09:36.084-05:002012-11-09T16:09:36.084-05:00I think we all know what you are going through! Th...I think we all know what you are going through! The more time spent on the computer the less creative I feel. Love you for you! I hate housework and would rather knit all day, but I came to the realization that I'm happier when my bed is made and the kitchen is clean when I wake up in the morning. Not because it's what's expected of me. I do something for myself every afternoon to feel like me.<br />(If you ever come to my blog know I push everything to the side before I take the photo ;))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-77472263314006247482012-11-09T13:54:10.795-05:002012-11-09T13:54:10.795-05:00Hear, hear! Bravo! Amen! and Thank you!Hear, hear! Bravo! Amen! and Thank you!HannahWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152138583916560277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-43170354800189994912012-11-09T09:23:51.017-05:002012-11-09T09:23:51.017-05:00you are so not alone in feeling like you just can&...you are so not alone in feeling like you just can't get it all together and somehow everyone else can (the thing is they can't either). many hugs. be kind to yourself and yes, remember that you can only do what you can do and there is NOTHING wrong with taking 20 minutes (or an hour or two) to do something for you.momto5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466129937608631217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-56902846694420044252012-11-09T08:44:18.236-05:002012-11-09T08:44:18.236-05:00I was once there. I would choose dishes over rock...I was once there. I would choose dishes over rocking a child/baby. Now I look back and think geez, I could have relaxed a little. You are where you are supposed to be and it's okay to have a list and it's okay to not get everything done. I love your honesty, and the way you give yourself pep talks. If you're happy everyone is happy!!! karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-65803799831810481242012-11-09T08:30:45.461-05:002012-11-09T08:30:45.461-05:00This is too true!
http://tc-twistedfairytale.blog...This is too true!<br /><br />http://tc-twistedfairytale.blogspot.ca/2012/11/this-moment-book-lover-in-training.htmlTwisted Cinderellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273548648344779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-79684636526532964482012-11-09T08:19:25.714-05:002012-11-09T08:19:25.714-05:00You're so right, Kate! I think we all tend to...You're so right, Kate! I think we all tend to feel like we don't "measure up" every now and again. One of my favorite verses is from Psalm 13:6 - "I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me." It's a great reminder for me :)Kristenhttp://wishingforpineneedles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-9793497019341337682012-11-09T07:51:48.398-05:002012-11-09T07:51:48.398-05:00and 20 minutes later....let me also remind you.......and 20 minutes later....let me also remind you....like Tracey, I remember those days fondly (while living them, though, I seem to remember them more like a Jackson Pollack painting)---but in the long run, no one will remember the days that the dishes don't get done---or the spills that don't get wiped up right away---or the laundry that piles up a bit more than we would like......hugs, baby games, walks, jumping in fall leaves---those are the memories we keep, so those are the memories we must be sure to make. You're so right----it's balance that's important, not perfection. And finding a minute or two every day for your knitting---while taking a deep breath--might help too!!!stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462819419868208831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442874990121716446.post-66982017923636313292012-11-09T07:23:15.214-05:002012-11-09T07:23:15.214-05:00Oh my dear, I do remember feeling just like you do...Oh my dear, I do remember feeling just like you do now. <br />I am going to tell you something I wish I had been told...<br />this is your one life, take each day and enjoy it. Don't compare because there isn't anyone else like you or your family. There are many seasons a woman, mom, wife, will go through. Right now you are in the busy season raising wee ones, but there will come a time when things will slow down and you will have more time on your hands than you know what to do with. Above all Kate, love yourself, we do! Tracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.com