It’s been a while since I wrote my last blog post. I’m very thankful so many of you have kept reading it whilst I have been away being in the moment. I’m naturally a busy-minded person having multiple search tabs in my brain and enjoying being able to move from one topic to the next- but as the children grow up, their tabs populate my brain and I realise I need to spend some time being in the moment. Covid19 is challenging, leaving us feeling alone and isolated but has reminded me that being present where I am needed at that time is a skill I need to develop and sustain. What better time when the tabs are forcibly closed for me by governmental restrictions, and health and safety requirements do I need to make an adaptation to my thinking style.
On one hand, being on a career break is good for my family and being able to support my girls with their study. On the other hand, I have no distraction like work that could give me relief when long division just isn’t getting into my elder daughter’s mind or that the younger one has put her painted handprint on the wall as I turned my back for a second. Either way, the grass is always greener on the other side but the logical priority is to help my children through this lockdown time period, be there for them and educate them too.
Not only have I spent this time away from this blog (sorry!), I have spent this time away from social media too, only listening to news that is relevant to me but really missing the new community of friends I have made on LinkedIn and their achievements. I have learned so many lessons whilst being in the moment;
- I can truly listen to what is happening around me, the language my children are using, their facial expressions, their interests and talents
- I have no guilt if our daily walk takes longer than the traditional school lunchbreak as the only things that I have to get back for are in my control and not taking others time
- My opinions are my own, not influenced by what others have been saying on social media.
All of this whilst remote learning from school, making snowmen in the very swift snow fall we had recently, baking to keep me and the kids busy, slopping around in the mud in a local park and collecting sticks to pretend to fish with them. On reflection, these tabs were suitable for that time period where I clocked off for a bit and made my brain feel at ease with the simple things. It is a luxury to do this and the creativity of my mind has now known no bounds.
Skills Repeat 