Ha! Here I am with yet another tip on Tuesday. That makes TWO tips. Totally on a roll here.
Today's tip is simple: sit.
I try and have Just Sit Wednesdays. Profound, I know.
I started this last school year when it sllloowwllyyy dawned on me that I was eating lunch standing up. And then I realized I hadn't sat on my couch or my comfy chair in... in.... in.... uh, I couldn't remember.
I hustle. All the time I'm hustlin'.
But all that hustle was leaving zero time for thoughts, Bible reading, book reading, even tv. And so Just Sit Wednesdays were born.
Here's how it works: I hustle all morning because I cannot Just Sit in a disaster zone. Anna is at school now but last year I'd get her down for a nap. And then, are you ready for this? I sit. For 45 minutes. I eat during that time if I feel like it. I watch FoxNews. I read the Bible or something else. And when 45 minutes is up? I get up.
And hustle.
I've had some simple me time and that is a good thing, for everyone.
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i love this concept! i do take time early in the morning each day before anyone else rises...but then I hustle all throughout the day usually without a break...often times eating standing up, just as you mentioned. i like the idea of penciling in a set time to have a date with myself (and the Lord, or the tv, or anything else that'll breakup the hustle and usher in peace). great tip! (and if it's already penciled in, that'll force me to get all of that hustling done ahead of time...because like you,i cannot sit in the chaos). i have 40 minutes before having to pick my kids up from school. baby's sleeping. i haven't had lunch. im going to do this right now!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I just may institute "Just Sit Mondays and Fridays" as well. I mean, come on, there's a lot on Hulu and Netflix I haven't even touched yet. ;) Kidding. But not about the brilliant part.
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