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Why I work, I love to work. " No seriously, what do you do in your down time your quiet time? " I could not answer that question, for the life of me….. I could not answer it other than the way I answered at the time with more doing and striving.
I love what Shauna Neiquest said in her book that I am still in Intensive Care program with, Present over Perfect. "Loving ones work is a gift. And loving ones work makes it really easy to neglect other parts of life. "
Today now that I am raising two little ones without my sweet husband, I wish I could go back and grab that quiet space and just sit and be with him and with myself. I can not go backwards as life has not rewind button but thankfully there is a reset. I am more aware of life and the reason for white space. I know to those that watch me work and live, I am still the Karen of that crazy over the top schedule. I am more than that now or a better way to say it, I am less than that.
I know now that sitting and thinking is an activity to be cherished. I know that reading at least 2 books per week is JOY over the top JOY. I know that playing games with littles and camping trips, Disney trips and sitting and just being is OKAY. It is better than okay it is a spiritual experience. I know that cooking dinner on a Sunday night and talking to my family for a few hours is a great living in the margins activity. I know that I don't get extra credit in heaven for staying at work just one more hour. I know that writing in my blog for nothing more than the love of sharing and laughing at myself and taking myself not serious at all is so much fun. So I guess I can answer that question if people ask me what I do for fun. I still love to work but I love to do many other things as well. And yes I am even working on doing Nothing!!!! That may take some doing, but I think I can one day achieve that!!!
I sure wish I had done more than laugh at John when he wrote this all those years ago. If this is you, please take my oh so humble advice and slow your roll, find some margin. Just sit. Sit. Enjoy. Breathe in. Love. Be Thankful. Breath out.
Loving you and so thankful to share my margins with you!!!
Ka-not always running anymore
Ps. I know I have a long way to go but at least I know what margin is now or at least how to spell it!!
Pps. I still need to read Present Over Perfect at least 4 more times and I think I will have it figured out.
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