The List

I have a card in my kitchen that a dear friend sent me. It has a woman from the 1920s bent over a book with pen in hand. It reads: "Nothing beats the satisfaction of crossing things off a list"
 

It is a very gentle reminder of how the to do list can be all encompassing, how very busy our lives can be especially at this time of year with winter holiday and celebrations on our calendars - creating even more lists on top of the existing lists!!!

 

So where does that leave our families, the babies and toddlers, their needs are still the same regardless of all the busyness that holiday time can bring. Mothers are left juggling little ones needs and all the other needs of family life. – Sometimes it can feel that there is just not enough space or time for all that needs to be done.

 

I hope that we can look to those little ones to keep us on track to remind us what is really important:

 

A contented baby close to their mother fed freely on cue.

 

A toddler who is happily engaged in helping with some of those chores on the to do list.

 

As Naomi Stadlen writes in “How Mothers Love"

 

"If a mother opens up real heart room for her child, it does not seem possible to fold it away again".

So when the to do list seems endless; maybe it is time to slow down and breath into your heart space; look to the little ones and fold away the lists.

 

Breastfeeding LENS would like to wish you all an easy holiday with plenty of time to enjoy the little ones and big ones too.

 
Happy Holiday
 

Christine