Tap on the Shoulder

This is just a little post on how I/we get so busy, that we tend to lose focus on the “tap on the shoulder”.  This past week has been very hectic for me, due to work and of course trying to kind of get my life in order.  I want to do too much in a short period of time…sure, let me get my finances in order, start a diet, start cooking right for my family, get Maria registered in Kindergarten, on and on and on…..so last night I read this short article, something along the lines, is your child being seen?  I truly must say, that I didn’t really “see” my child this week.  Sure I was physically there, but was I really there emotionally?  I really had to take a step back and say ok, I’m not going to rush reading through that book, ok, I’m not going to put the tv on so I can get something done, etc, etc, etc.  I really felt like I didn’t see her, and she knows it!  So now, even with all the “must get done now” things I have on my list, I have put on top of my list, to PAUSE.  I will sit with my daughter, even for 10 minutes and do something she wants or needs to do, then I can do it again in an hour form now and whenever I feel like I’m losing touch with her.  This was a real epiphany for me, but I’m for sure not going to ignore that tap on the shoulder….

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