It can't only be a few weeks since the Christmas holidays - it feels like months. In our house we are ready for the break - a few lie-ins, a chance to pay the garden some attention and lots of opportunities to have fun.
There's a lot to do in the house and the plan for keeping the children entertained sounds like a military exercise, the 'to-do' list is up to 12 items - suddenly this doesn't feel quite so relaxing and spacious, more a different kind of labour. Is it possible to find space in the complex arena of modern family life? Is it possible to make space for each other and to stop and smell the breeze?
The flowering cherry tree at the back of the garden is breaking into flower, the sun is out, birds are singing. Perhaps the space is found in the moment, the spontaneous, rather than in the planned and filled hours.
What helps you take a moment?
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