Recycle.
I put this first, because it actually PAINS me when I find
recyclables in the trash. I open the lid and I see that yogurt
container on top of an old catalog, and I feel this ache in my chest,
like a little bird died somewhere because its tree was cut down and
*sniff* if only I had recycled that catalog and plastic cup it
would have LIVED! *sob*
Nudity.
Being naked is just so..freeing! I mean really, what is the point
of clothes? Protection from the elements? We have central heating
and air conditioning. And blinds. Just please, put on some pants
before you answer the door.
Appreciate creatures. I am a catch and release kind of mom when it comes to bugs. "Don't kill that spider! I'm sure its scared. Let's teach them we won't hurt them. Get me a cup, we'll put it outside." Unless its poisonous, then its dead.
Astrology.
Yep, like Goldie's hippie mom. But my kids are too little to
understand yet. So when I say, “well, she is a Cancer, so be extra
nice to her”, my daughter says “she doesn't have cancer, she has
a cold.” *Sigh*. Oh sweetie, that's your Virgo showing.
Grow
a garden. Vegetables, flowers, whatever. Just get digging in the dirt. It grounds me, and gives me respect for the earth. “Look, kids, watch how
you plant this teeny seed and it makes a big plant that can produce food and nurture you." Its a real-life lesson too - you plant negativity, it grows, just like that seed.
Play
in the rain. It gets it own header, its that important. Kids: “Its
RAINING!” Me: “QUICK get your flip flops on!”. Cue my husband
“its 45 degrees outside!” Except we don't hear him, because its RAINING
and we are already outside dancing and splashing in the puddles.
Don't
interrupt a good moment. Its a gorgeous day, we are painting in the
backyard. Gotta go? Just pee outside. Then get back to that
masterpiece.
There is always a silver lining. Sure, you just ruined
your shoes in the gross, um, mud, feeding the ducks. But, its a gorgeous spring day, the snow has melted, and your kids have huge smiles because the ducks are back at the pond. Its one of those moments that you are always going to remember - and that makes the
duck poop, I mean, mud, worth it.
Cheers,
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