It’s so easy for the clutter of our lives and our ambitions to create chaos and stress. We want to do and accomplish and change the world for good, but it just never seems like there’s enough time for it all.
I wanted to share something with you that I learned from my daughter when she was about three years old. I hope it encourages you as much as it did me:
I wanted
togetustoourbigthingsimportantthingsessentialthings
You wanted
to pet the neighbor’s cat
I wanted
toreadthebookstowritethepaperstogetoutthedamneddoor
You wanted
to feel the grass with your perfect little toes
I wanted
toaccomplishgreatthingstoseepeoplehealedtomaketheworldabetterplace
You wanted
to sing songs to the balloon babies in your stroller
As your eyes welled with tears and exasperation
and you cried out
“ONE TME AT A TIME, MOMMY! ONE TIME AT A TIME!”
the bubbles popped
my lungs filled
and I finally understood
that you were teaching me
to do all of the
Important Things
so
much
better.
