http://www.throughafatherseyes.com/2009/12/10/speed-bumps/ Observations on the rollercoaster ride that is parenting Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.throughafatherseyes.com/2009/12/10/speed-bumps/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Sarah Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:38:00 +0000 http://www.throughafatherseyes.com/2009/12/10/speed-bumps/#comment-443 We were going to PE the other day when I noticed that two (not even one) didn't have their shoes on. I feel you- but it is true, you just gotta let go sometimes. We were going to PE the other day when I noticed that two (not even one) didn’t have their shoes on. I feel you- but it is true, you just gotta let go sometimes.

]]> http://www.throughafatherseyes.com/2009/12/10/speed-bumps/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Bonita Applebum Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:09:24 +0000 http://www.throughafatherseyes.com/2009/12/10/speed-bumps/#comment-439 Amen! A line from the Visionaries has become my mantra: Learn to be here now for the occasion. I try to think of every moment as an occasion, it seems everything in our modern life conspires to keep us moving at an unhealthy pace. I'm forever trying to slow it down, but it's not easy to buck the system. I too get so focused on the destination, I forget it is all journey. Love this post, thank goodness Dillon forgot his shoes! Amen! A line from the Visionaries has become my mantra: Learn to be here now for the occasion. I try to think of every moment as an occasion, it seems everything in our modern life conspires to keep us moving at an unhealthy pace. I’m forever trying to slow it down, but it’s not easy to buck the system. I too get so focused on the destination, I forget it is all journey. Love this post, thank goodness Dillon forgot his shoes!

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