Blessings

[vdansk]

A while ago I made a whiny post about all the things I had had to do that day, and how overwhelmed I was. Pam commented to the effect "Way to bless your family today!"

What a great reframing; I hadn't been running my sanity into the ground in futile drudgery, I had been actively blessing my family with my effort and time.

Today, I had another blessing day, but I'm not nearly as stressed. I did a variety of time-consuming and tedious tasks, but they were all for people I love. (Even my mother-in-law.)

So, Pam, if you read this--you were one of the people blessing me today, even if it was in reflection of your earlier wisdom. Thank you.

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[tenderpaw.livejournal.com]

You are welcome, yet I can only take credit for passing it along. It's a variant of something that FlyLady says "Housework done incorrectly still blesses your family."

FlyLady.net is the online source for folks learning to "Finally Love Yourself" as evidenced by learning to take control of your household and life through organizing and cleaning. Flylady emphasizes that we have to start with Baby Steps so we don't get overwhelmed, while providing us with techniques and simple ways to break down tasks. I haven't managed to fully embrace the system yet find a lot of it helpful.