The Mindful Homeschool

We read more chapters from The Little Prince tonight and we came upon this gem.  The little prince learns this from the fox he has “tamed”:

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

W had a playdate with a neighborhood friend.  C started working on a latch hook rug and H, Papa and I made brownie biscotti.  I made it to my yoga class and hope to take another class tomorrow.  We watched the Grammy Awards on TV.  Oh, and lest I forget, I heard a great poem on the Writer’s Almanac on NPR while washing the supper dishes.  All in all, a pretty good day.

I just spent the past two days working on a “family project” which has left me exhausted.  There has not been much time for me or my kids or my hubby.  So it was interesting to see in my latest Yoga Journal magazine an article about the very thing I was doing, helping others and feeling exhausted. 

The question posed was, “How can I give and still take care of myself?”  The answer was:  “You can contribute to your own and others’ happiness by choosing a way to give that feeds you.  Spend quiet moments reflecting on what you might offer; identify your strengths, talents, and abilities.  Then find a venue where they can be put to good use.” 

The article ends by saying, “Whatever you choose, practice Savasana every day to restore your energy.”  Good advice, indeed!  I think this advice could be useful to me in my HS journey as well. 

I don’t know what to write in my blog tonight.  It is not as if I don’t have anything to say.  In fact, it is quite the opposite.  I have tons of stuff floating around in my head but I am not sure what to focus on, how to say it and who I am directing it toward.  Yes, I lack clarity, focus and direction.  And I, to top it all off, I feel the onset of an internet addiction.  I love, love, love reading all these wonderful blogs.  There are so many great HS blogs; there are so many great yoga-themed blogs.  There are so many blogs!!!!  There is even a blog called “Cupcakes and Yoga”.  And I want to read all of them.  But here’s the thing:  I am a “very” SAHM to three kids and I have a husband, a house and a “homeschool”.  And then there’s my yoga practice which I will not give up/cannot give up.  It is one of the most powerful parenting tools I have right now.  And all of these things take up a lot of time. 

I cannot become an internet addict.  It would be very destructive to all of the aforementioned and so, from here on I am going to work on being much more mindful of how much time I can put into all this blogging right now, although I love it so…

My yoga teacher read this to us tonight after our final shavasana (sp?): 

“Tension is who you think you should be or who you think others think you should be.  Relaxation is who you are.”