Friday Inspiration

This Friday's inspiration made its way into my email inbox a few months ago and I've been thinking about it ever since. It's an excerpt from the book "Loud and Clear" by Anna Quindlen. In this excerpt Quindlen, who now has three grown children, reflects on her experiences as a mother. Looking back, Quindlen writes that she wishes she had listened to the overwhelming amount of advice in parenting books less and followed her own maternal instincts more. But what resonated most deeply with me were her thoughts about living in the moment or, as Quindlen writes, her wish that she "had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less." I often think of this comment when I'm doing something like trying to get a stroller and three grocery bags up a flight of stairs. I can't say I treasure those kinds of "the doing" but I do try and make time for some extra snuggling once I manage to get in the door.

Click here to read the excerpt. It's a long one, so if you're pressed for time skip about half way down to the subsection labeled "Heart." But if you've got few moments, I promise it's worth the read.