Like mama sheep all over the world these days I'm in the throes of the birthing process. Instead of lambkins though what I'm delivering is a project, straight from my heart that I can't wait to share with you;
My Simplicity Parenting Ecourse!
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Because of my full immersion into this project these days I'm noticing I'm getting a little time greedy. For example when Craig announced he was going to take our kids climbing with friends Warren and Margo after Easter brunch eating my first thought wasn't how wonderful it would be to commune together as a family with beloved friends in the activity that tricked Craig into proposing marraige to me on top of a Spanish mountain. Oh, no, no. My first thought was:
Ooooo... imagine how much work I can get done in a nice, quiet, empty house.
But there was my inner voice, and of course that outer voice called Craig's, both of them saying sarcastically;
Yeah, stay home on a gloriously warm and sunny Easter Sunday afternoon, hunched over the computer drinking excessive coffee. Greeaaat idea.
But still, for some reason I couldn't decided. So I did what I do when I'm grumpy and indecisive; I pouted.
Edie, the littlest genius with a keen eye for not so subtle body language, saw the pout and suggested a compromise. "Come for just a bit".
So I did.
And I ended up staying for longer than expected and just drank in the fun, the rays of Vitamin D and the sweetness epitomized in the face of a sun bathing puppy.
Thanks to Craig, and that flower-scented, crazy-making thin Spanish air that flung him into my arms, for bringing back into my radar the values we have hoped, all those many moons ago, would guide us to our idyllic family life.
Values like:
- connecting with nature
- adventure having
- nurturing our friendships
- embracing leisure
And this will be the juicy middle of the ecourse. Juicy stuff like tapping into our core family values that were so alive in us once, in less complicated times (ie before the lambkins were born) that perhaps need to be gently nudged back out into the sunshine. Even for just a little bit.
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Why not bring up the subject of values with your partner or co-parent? Try out writing separately the top three values you hope to pass on to your kids and then see how they match up. Maybe share yours or theirs or both down in the comment below if you feel so inspired!
