Geeks!<\/p>\n
When it all gets a bit much, I like to try and get back to basics. \u00a0And last week I heard the most beautiful summation of this need. \u00a0You probably already know it: Fetch wood, carry water.<\/p>\n
It cuts through the busy-ness and the monkey mind and reminds us what is needed, here: today. \u00a0It also reminds me that sometimes even my calls for simplicity are too complex! \u00a0This is my t-shirt slogan of the week. \u00a0And it will inform my activities today, firewood being a vital part of my daily routines at this time of the year.<\/p>\n
Before I head out and stack wood (*message to self: wear work gloves! \u00a0Why flirt with acquiring more splinters in my fingers … I’m currently nursing one on the ring finger of my right hand … OH how painful the o’s!) I will share a bunch of links with my fellow geeks. \u00a0Strangely, this serves to simplify my thinking. \u00a0It clears my desktops, literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n
Here’s a lovely blog post about simplifying … it’s about satisfaction with a mediocre life<\/a> (which doesn’t actually seem all that mediocre!)<\/p>\n Paradoxically now: some coveting. \u00a0Check this out … it’s a marble run that makes music<\/a>. \u00a0Want!<\/p>\n This is a post from the Australian organisation called “baby in mind” and it is a list of books<\/a> they recommend as relieving parenting anxiety. \u00a0LOVE!<\/p>\n Something completely different: a long essay by the amazing Elisa Albert (who wrote the mind-blowing After Birth) and this is about ambition.<\/a> \u00a0It kicked my bum, a wee bit.<\/p>\n Now a reminder from Mothering magazine, that harsh parenting will lead to worse behaviour from kids<\/a>, later. \u00a0Even the picture breaks my heart a wee bit. \u00a0And here is a splendid resouce that might break your heart a wee bit, too. \u00a0It’s a teaching video <\/a>from the University of Washington’s iLab, thanks be to Jean Clinton for sharing it.<\/p>\n Here is an open letter to husbands from the Huffington Post<\/a> – there is a break coming when you’re 67 – and THIS from Scientific American reminds us that most adults are spending more time on their digital devices than they think<\/a> (want your kids to unplug? \u00a0Do it your damn self!!) \u00a0Super important, y’all. \u00a0Here is an article from the Independent in the UK linking toddler’s poor sleep patterns to touchscreen devices<\/a>. \u00a0Holy ding dong. \u00a0What the heck?<\/p>\n This is a gorgeous online magazine made by teen girls for teen girls … Rookie<\/a>. \u00a0Enjoy.<\/p>\n I think that’ll do for now. \u00a0Time for some wood stacking. \u00a0And gratitude for functional indoor plumbing, so that the second half of the “Fetch Wood Carry Water” mantra is theoretical only.<\/p>\n xxx<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Geeks! When it all gets a bit much, I like to try and get back to basics. \u00a0And last week I heard the most beautiful summation of this need. \u00a0You probably already know it: Fetch wood, carry water. It cuts … Continue reading