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February 4 - February 13, 2018
Somewhere between the dreams and the concerns is the answer … the place to bring imagination, the place to start simplifying.
In terms of areas to change I usually see two categories: what is important, and what is doable. What seems the most important is usually not; what is most doable is the place to begin. If you do enough that is doable, you will get to the important, and your motivation will be fueled by your success.
Parents and I discuss the four levels of simplification: the environment, rhythm, schedules, and filtering out the adult world.
Even if the kids don’t have their own cellphones or BlackBerries, they understand when they have someone’s attention and when they don’t.
Just as it’s hard to cherish a toy that’s buried in the middle of a pile, it is hard to anticipate something when we’re always busy, or when we’re trying to do everything now.
When we talk over and under and around a child—when we talk too much—there’s less space for their thoughts, for what they have to say.
Before you say something, ask yourself these three questions: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
