Just Move!

Oh, if I only knew how to teach common sense! Tonight my daughter decided to put a bucket over her head. This is a bucket that her brother often drums on and he decided that it would then be a great time to do so. My daughter then began to moan and cry, "Stop, stop it." over and over. It did not seem to enter her mind at all to just remove the bucket from her head. NO! That would be too simple! This is also something that she does quite often. She will lay on the ground with a blanket over her head and get mad when he steps on her or he will be flailing around on the couch and she will sit there and cry while he kicks her. It would be so wonderful if I could actually convince her to think about what would be the easiest solution to the problem she has. I don't know how many times I have told her (or sometimes yelled, I will admit) "JUST MOVE!"

When I really think about it though this is something I do in life too. A problem comes at me and repeatedly hits me in the face while I cry "Why won't it stop?" There comes a time in out life were we have to learn to be proactive. I have to learn to move.

I'm sure you have all heard the saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Well, if that's insanity I think we are all, at times, insane. I know this happens with me. With my weight for example. I know I have actually made a change now but for a long time I just kept eating the same way and doing the same moderate to minimal exercise and expecting that somehow, miraculously I would wake up thinner one day. It's just not going to happen. You have to change the approach to change the results.

It's very possible that my dealing with my children has become a little bit of insanity as well. I keep telling my daughter the same things over and over, I keep attempting to potty train my son the same way, I yell to much and listen to little. Maybe it's time I moved a little too. A change in the routine might be a good way to mix up the insanity. It's quite possible that I need to yell at myself "JUST MOVE!"

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  1. Good Grief GuruApril 16, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    I love this line Rachel: "You have to change the approach to change the results." Well said!

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