About half way down, Leonie says:
I changed my mindset - I tried to think of it as "doing the important things" and not "just surviving." Made a world of difference to me
What a great idea! And that change of perspective alone could be an epiphany, although it wouldn't have been mine. ;-)
What I personally realized relates to what God has been doing in my life regarding space and stuff. Living in a smaller house with 7 people, I've learned I need to be detached from stuff. With constant birthdays and generous relatives, different curricula for different learners, children of many ages and stages around, I've needed to just *let go* of all that is mine (and much of what is theirs, LOL!) so that there is room for what we are using and needing in the moment.
So that when Leonie made her comment above, God *pinged* me on the head and I thought, "Yeah, just like decluttering!" What I have been lamenting as "survival mode" for too long is possibly just God's way of saying "THIS is what is needful. THIS is what is important. The rest is just the clutter of the world, like so many Polly Pocket toys. Be detached. You don't need it." I *get* that. I understand being detached from stuff.
Hopefully the next time I'm lamenting that we are only on Week 8 when we should be on Week 14, or sad that I don't think I can handle the kids in swim lessons AND dance, or wondering when I'll EVER have the house straightened up...I'll remember that it is OK to be detached from activities and success. Even if that success was only my wish for an empty sink or uncluttered floor.
ETA: LOL - I continued reading the thread after I posted this, and realized that right under Leonie's quote, someone else said almost the exact same thing in a quote from an article. It's called "abandonment to God's will". Duh. ;-) I swear I didn't read that first! I should have - they said it much better than I did!! :)
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