The Weekly Forge #129
On Taking Time to Reflect
"Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons."
Jim Bishop
November is here. How did that happen?
There seems to be a dual threat to our perception of time being at work here. One is a law of nature that with age, time seems to go by faster. Weeks seemed endless when we were kids and anything past maybe 2 months into the future was an eternity.
But the other threat is a more modern one. It’s our pace. It’s the demands on our time in a sleepless online world. It’s the information overload that never lets us rest.
And at this time of year, when nature is clearly telling us that things need to die to allow space for something new, it’s prudent for us to listen. What are habits or believes which help disconnect you from being present and enjoying time?
Can you let them die to make space for a more wholesome way of living?
And in that spirit I took some time to reflect on the past few months. So much has happened and so many mountains were climbed (literally):
And leading on from that and with the hard-hitting reality of being a parent to a teenager now… (feeling old just writing it), I reflected a bit broader on how we as parents need to lead our kids in this changing world.
I asked myself the question: “Contrasting the world I grew up in (late 80s and 90s) what are factors that make it harder for our kids to thrive?”. The result is this list, which I hope to use as a regular reminder to inform my parenting approach.
I’d be curious to hear if you have any other you would add to this:
Dangerous Trends Parents Need To Be Aware Of
And lastly, we were blessed to experience two Scottish forests over the past 24hours in very different light conditions:
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