Gently falling snow outside my office window is masking the internal stress of a busy day, made harder by continued school bus and schedule disruptions with the Snowmageddon storm of four days ago.<\/p>\n
There’s a saying in twelve step groups that everyone needs to spend 20 minutes a day in prayer and meditation, except for when you’re busy – in which case you double it.<\/p>\n
So while my hair’s on fire with work deliverables and attendant stress from a tough situation I’m handling professionally, it’s a worthy time to pause, and do my version of the above.\u00a0 It’s called Five Deep Breaths.<\/p>\n
When the kids spill the milk, when the administrators say something inane, when the spouse forgets something I told him 3 times, when the clients say some balderdash ridiculousness and I have to reply tactfully – I take a breath.<\/p>\n
When W. disrobes on the babysitter then proudly shakes her hand goodbye, as he did yesterday – as if we all shake hands buck naked – I laugh, and take a breath.<\/p>\n
When J. spends more time with his hands on his pants than on his tasks, to the point it’s publicly evident shall we say – I may wince, but I take a breath.<\/p>\n
When the health insurance rejects yet another claim and further delays its already long payment, adding one more item to the growing “when I get 15 minutes” to-do pile – I fume, butI take a breath.<\/p>\n
When I sigh remembering the person of my past, the one 10-lbs lighter and with a few less facial lines and sags, yet the one who still fits into a killer dress from time to time and has such richness and joy to relate to others, and hopefully bring to them too – I take a breath.<\/p>\n
Namaste, dear readers.\u00a0 The journey of the special needs parent requires lots of taking breaths, and as I take mine, I feel yours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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