I wish you could have them. Kinda. Allow me to essplain.
Reflections on hedonism
I was thinking last night, how I was wearying of different aspects of my current life, (the inturrupted short sleep thing is starting to take its toll) and daydreaming about a time with a more open schedule, more freedom to say, go to a dance, a session, go out to eat or meet friends for coffee. I realized that at one time I had that, and when I was there I daydreamed about having a husband and a house and kids. I would think, "If only I could have that..." I didn't realize how much I loved being able to run over to the coffee shop or session whenever I felt like it.
So what do we conclude - the grass is always greener. I find we want whatever we don't currently have. In the summer, people complain about the heat and bugs, and pray for the soon coming of autumn to relieve them. During the winter, they bemoan the cold and the precipitation and extol the virtues of beautiful summer. I know not everybody is like this, but I do hear this a fair amount. And I hear it in my own head, regarding the phase of life issue.
My conclusion, after one night of introspection (so this certainly is the end-all truth of the matter, after all THAT impressive deep thought):
Every phase has is its pros and cons, and it is given to us in that way so we learn to appreciate what we currently have and find the good in it, to be thankful. If we had it all, we would be so spoiled we would be unable to enjoy it. Besides being more rotten people. Think Ms. Hilton par example.
THank you, thank you, you can call me your Buddha if you like. I am so enlightening after all.
You can't, however, rub my belly. It ain't like dat.
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Oh Jenny. Kids are a blessing but boy is it draining! A story comes to mind about moments like these. I once heard a lady from my church talk about her son. They lived on a farm and on many occassions she couldn't find him during daily chores. But she wasn't the type to fuss about that kind of stuff so she let him be, even though she could've used his help. Well the boy grew up and went to college and coming home after a particularly hard year he told his mother that when he was a boy he would go hide away by the gully by there house. He'd just lay down and look at everything going on around him, the trees, the birds, the sky. His Mom said "oh I always wondered where you went off to." The young man thanked his mother for those moments of childhood serenity. He said when life gets tough it is the memories of joyful childhood play and relaxation that sustained him through his trials. She was grateful she let him have those wonderful memories. God Bless you and your family. You are doing THE MOST IMPORTANT work there needs to be done on this earth, by being a GOOD wife and mother.
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