Enjoyed this piece! I’ve been traveling with my young kids for 22 days and it sometimes feels like it could be a level of purgatory. So many skills applied and failed during a trip.
"level of purgatory" — cracked up at this. IT IS SO HARD. It's an incredible amount of logistics, effort, coordination, pivoting, change, strength, and more. The quote from Jack Kornfield about this being the toughest Zen Master is too true.
Being on the road with littles is something else and basically a job in freight logistics! 😅 Purgatory is a great way of putting it, because you know they'll be good memories too.
YES. And for me, performing on very little sleep means being able to function (or communicate) even when I spontaneously start crying. And yet still, I'm here, and I'm able to contribute, even though I look and feel completely defeated.
Enjoyed this piece! I’ve been traveling with my young kids for 22 days and it sometimes feels like it could be a level of purgatory. So many skills applied and failed during a trip.
"level of purgatory" — cracked up at this. IT IS SO HARD. It's an incredible amount of logistics, effort, coordination, pivoting, change, strength, and more. The quote from Jack Kornfield about this being the toughest Zen Master is too true.
Being on the road with littles is something else and basically a job in freight logistics! 😅 Purgatory is a great way of putting it, because you know they'll be good memories too.
"level of purgatory" LOL
This is such a well written, poignant post on the skillset we develop somehow over night, when we become parents.
I would add performing under stress and performing on very little sleep!
YES. And for me, performing on very little sleep means being able to function (or communicate) even when I spontaneously start crying. And yet still, I'm here, and I'm able to contribute, even though I look and feel completely defeated.
100%