Living Intentionally, Deliberately, & Mindfully

by Laura on January 30, 2013 · 0 comments

In my mind all those things go hand in hand.

Intentional. Deliberate. Mindful.

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
- Henry David Thoreau

Yesterday I took a huge step (backwards, some might say) and removed Facebook and it’s messenger from my phone.  For so long I have longed to be and feel connected, and all that time I was loosing my connection to being.  My connection to myself. My connection to my family.  My connection to God.

After disconnecting myself from FB, my next big goal is to simplify.  We have so much stuff in our home, our lives.  So much of it is just kept ‘in case’- in case we need it.  I’ve decided that we will no longer save things in case.  My goal is to go through these things and have a garage sale and then use the proceeds to take the kids somewhere fun of their choosing.

My goal for today is just to go through the day deliberately thinking about the choices I am making, to be mindful of what I’m doing, and be intentional with my words. To listen, to be thankful, to not regret…

 

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Small Steps

by Laura on October 25, 2012 · 1 comment

We’ve been home for a week.  I still feel like I’m living in chaos.  I’m not even sure where to start to get some sense of order again.

I’ve not managed to get much walking in, but I was pleasantly surprised that I could actually skate Monday night.  I was shifting my weight from side to side, didn’t feel like I was going to fall constantly, and even got a little speed.  My endurance right now is crap.  But my friend Becky could only run less than 5 minutes a few months ago and now she goes 35-40 minutes straight.  I know I can do it.  I just need to get some other things sorted out first!

The conference was really great.  I think I’m done processing it.  I did realize that I don’t do crowds well at all.  I used to long for a local unschooling community, but now I know I just want a couple of close friends- and they certainly don’t have to be unschoolers.  There isn’t a lot of diversity of thought in the unschooling community and too many people who believe that freedom is letting kids (and themselves) go wild. I like differences.  I also don’t like the anti-God vibe I get so often with unschoolers.  :/

Here we go again- looking for middle ground, finding order amidst the chaos, and taking small steps…

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The Plan

October 11, 2012

But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously. Micah 6:8- The Message We don’t have [...]

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I’m Losing It

October 11, 2012

For the first time that I can remember, I’m motivated.  I’m seriously motivated. Maybe it’s the skating.  Maybe it’s the fact that I’m 35.  Maybe it’s the fact that I just realized how big I really am. Whatever the reason is-  I’m going to do it.  It’s not just about losing weight for me.  It’s about being [...]

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