サラ・ドリューのインスタグラム(thesarahdrew) - 8月4日 23時39分

So this week, I’ve been learning from my kids about what it means to be present, and how being present leads to genuine joy and rest. It is extremely difficult for me to sit still and wait. I feel that if I’m not working hard in pursuit of the next thing, I’m failing in my career or I’m wasting time. I also feel like I’m failing in my parenting, marriage and relationships if I’m spending too much time working. It’s exhausting. In a culture that worships busyness, achievement, and standing out, we are told we can have it all, but the truth is when we have it all, or when we are striving for it all, there are some things that inevitably suffer. There just aren’t enough hours in the day and not enough emotional capacity in one human soul to be everything to everyone while also achieving everything.
I’ve been realizing recently that I very rarely do anything just because it brings me joy. My life balance is out of whack, and living that way is not sustainable.
So, in an effort to stop for a minute and choose presence and joy, I made the choice to dive into the pool with my kids and just play this week. I wasn’t achieving anything. I wasn’t accomplishing anything. I was just doing something FUN!
Hannah clung to my body with her face inches away from mine, gazing into my eyes with love. Every time she went under water, she came up screaming wildly with unbridled delight. Every time I swam away from her, she bellowed out into the world “I JUST LOVE YOU MOMMY!!” Micah and I had giggling splash fights!
Talk about joy. Talk about delight. Talk about rest and play and total presence. When I’m in the pool with my kids, I turn into a 12 year old. I dive for rings, I do summersaults and hand stands. I leap out of the water throwing my hair back like the little mermaid and can’t help but scream and laugh along with my kids’ contagious delight. My face aches from smiling so hard by the time we get out of the pool. I want more of that, so here’s my plan: I’m going to make a commitment to seek rest and joy for the sake of rest and joy. Period. I’m gonna set time aside for it and I’m gonna do it. How will you take moments to pursue joy and rest this week?

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