This quote is from the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz that my good friend Cindy gave me years ago. It's resides in the bathroom and is such a collection of wisdom. I love this quote especially because how many times every day do we have the opportunity to take what other people say and do personally? And the truth is that nothing really has anything to do with us. It's a hard concept to grasp but boy is it true.
I am spinning like a bottle over here. One of my part-time jobs right now is design coordinator for a construction project that Tom's company is doing. I am in charge of pulling all the tile, fixtures, and lighting concepts etc. together for the homeowners. I'm purchasing with abandon as we come down the final stretch.
We are also preparing to send our youngest off on her gap year and our oldest back to college.
On Wednesday we will officially be empty-nesters. I kind of dread it..I hope it won't be too sad... I hope that we will be pleasantly surprised, and we'll enjoy it.
I'm not feeling too optimistic about this however right now.
I love the dinner table with their voices in the evening.
The humor, the intellect, even the conflicts sometimes.
I won't miss the mess around the house, or the worry when they are out too late.
I will miss squeezing them and inhaling their sweet smell as I do.
As I drive through town I notice other empty-nester homes.
Wondering if our paths will ever cross again.
The parenting years go by in lightening speed.
Not really noticeable however,
until they almost
slip away.
