What matters is how you spin it.
All of us wake up in the morning wishing for just 10 more minutes. We take whatever means necessary to pry our eyes open before we dive into work. Whether that’s outside of the home or in. Whether it’s pushing papers or pushing strollers. We care for our kids, our pets, our husbands, our business, ourselves. There are errands to run and appointments to set and deadlines to meet. We throw a dinner together and clean up and watch TV and tap away on our computers. We yearn for connections. A home too messy and tensions too tight. With the weight of the world on our shoulders, we unwind however we can. Then we put it all to bed before we start again in the morning.
Of course, there are the exceptions and curveballs. There are tragedies as there are triumphs. Life has its twists and turns, but it doesn’t bend. With luck and time, it tends to revert back to an altered state of the same.
It’s all in the way we feel. It’s how we see the mundane minutiae of the everyday. When presented with the choice, would you recall the morning laughter or the spousal argument that afternoon? Would you rather strive for the extraordinary or be content in settling for normalcy? No one way is right or wrong.
It’s how we take away what we are given.
There are kids and parents. Families and friends. Laughter and cries. Embraces and fights. Many different descriptions, but they all equal the same. What matters is how you spin it. What do you see that no one else has? What do you choose to remember? The hour to hour, day to day. The structure stays familiar, it’s who we are that renders it unique.
No matter how you spin it.
I. LOVE. IT. So well written, C. You are correct – it is so the way we spin it. Thanks for a great reminder…
Of course, the way I choose to spin it absolutely depends on hormones and sleep. Truthfully. My outlook comes down to those two factors right there…
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@Natalie at Mommy on Fire, Hormones and sleep, definitely. I wrote this as more of a reminder to myself than anything, since my patience and tolerance runs thin more often than I’d like to admit.
Just 10 more minutes … the story of my life! But, maybe, I’ll take those 10 minutes to snuggle with the little ones or pet the dog or fix some hot chocolate. (Thanks for the reminder to “spin it.”)
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Such a wonderful reminder. Life really is all in how you choose to look at it. I can’t tell you how much I needed this reminder…I’ve spent the last few days wallowing in woe-is-me-land, and need to change my perspective to pull myself out of this funk.
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@Stacia, If you have a chance, I say take those 10 minutes for yourself. I love my kids, but I also love when they’re still sleeping.
@Crystal @ Semi-Crunchy Mama, Believe me, I need the reminder just as well as anyone. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
What a great observation! It’s one of the reasons I blog – so I can remember the minutia of our every day!
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You’re right. It is how you spin it. Sometimes I spin the very same thing a different way from the day before.
Nice post.
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Great post…I need that reminder right now too.
Love it. The hubs and I call it emotional editing. We edit the days events before we put them into the forever memory folder of our souls.
FYI – I added you to my blogroll for my readers. 🙂
Hear, hear!
Yes, definitely reservations and drinks…and better yet, send the kids to grandmas for the night!