Wednesday, August 10, 2005
The Unhurried Woman
Been reading this wonderful book, "Meditations During Pregnancy" by Beth Wilson Saavedra. Last night's meditation was about Pacing Ourselves and Slowing Down.
An unhurried woman is willing to include some emptiness in her day. That way, when you ask if she's got time for you, she almost always does.. it takes courage to be an unhurried woman. It means giving up accolades like, "I don't know how she does it all."
Although our lives seem more complicated than that of the unhurried woman from our past, we would do well to remember her example. Soon we will have a little one whose needs will demand that we slow down and make unhurried time for him, like looking at a picture he's painted, or when he needs help assembling a model airplane.
I love my mom dearly, but I sorely miss Papa who was always unhurried when it came to us. He had his own share of troubles, but would always ask us how our day went, in spite of his own tiredness after a long day. Sometimes a simple "how are you feeling today" goes a long way.
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An unhurried woman is willing to include some emptiness in her day. That way, when you ask if she's got time for you, she almost always does.. it takes courage to be an unhurried woman. It means giving up accolades like, "I don't know how she does it all."
Although our lives seem more complicated than that of the unhurried woman from our past, we would do well to remember her example. Soon we will have a little one whose needs will demand that we slow down and make unhurried time for him, like looking at a picture he's painted, or when he needs help assembling a model airplane.
I love my mom dearly, but I sorely miss Papa who was always unhurried when it came to us. He had his own share of troubles, but would always ask us how our day went, in spite of his own tiredness after a long day. Sometimes a simple "how are you feeling today" goes a long way.
