tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239318101514164891.post833198482750454780..comments2011-09-28T09:12:44.432-04:00Comments on mmmm mama: Rhythm and RitualAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167412850616073440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239318101514164891.post-30723383335642619422010-11-06T12:24:40.787-04:002010-11-06T12:24:40.787-04:00gorgeous photos and perspective, amanda:)
I thin...gorgeous photos and perspective, amanda:)<br /> I think a lot of us find ourselves lost within our rhythm at some point...but really, I think it is naturally so ingrained in us that it falls back into place quite nicely...even a simple rhythm, such as wake up, eat breakfast, nap, etc....I find that lighting a candle (ahh! I see that you are a candle maker! awesome!) during some of these "foundational" times helps us a lot, i.e- always at mealtime, right before bedtime, etc. It is a beautiful and gentle reminder to the children and ourselves of what comes next....and with that said, in everything we've been doing lately, I've been reminding myself to s.l.o.w down. Esp this time of year with the holidays creeping up on us!<br /> I so wish you lived closer...i think we have a ton in common!!!<br />warm wishes:)Bending Bircheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152624959065450814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239318101514164891.post-33438791868543861852010-11-06T10:53:17.320-04:002010-11-06T10:53:17.320-04:00Hello Amanda! I'm actually feeling a bit of pe...Hello Amanda! I'm actually feeling a bit of peace as I read this post, and the comments of your friends, since I have been feeling the funkiness also and realizing that I'm not alone! I was thinking that it was just because I'm having trouble keeping up with a 4 year old BOY, his trail of messes (or slight destruction), and trying to homeschool him as well. And of course I still have the cooking, cleaning, and working to fit in my days...<br />If you figure it out PLEASE let me know! (Or we could go around as Medusa twins.)<br />: )<br />Love and Blessings,<br />RosieMisty Forest Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349914647362863943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239318101514164891.post-62570865646769041822010-10-30T09:28:28.764-04:002010-10-30T09:28:28.764-04:00Completely identifying with your funk, Amanda. Som...Completely identifying with your funk, Amanda. Some of my friends and I have been discussing our ennui and lapse into...something. Something we can't quite put our fingers on. We were kind of thinking maybe it was hormones and those pesky signs of creepy decrepitude--chin hairs. So, you know me. I just lapse into a musical interlude when the stuff gets too deep for me to cope. My favorite looking ahead, anticipation, hopeful song is Aretha Franklin singing "My Change is Gonna Come". Oh, yes it is...<br /><br />Enjoy your Little Bear while he is still a cub. I still enjoy mine from afar but he's now a full grown grizzly with a scratchy beard. :-)DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15913409336667331937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239318101514164891.post-54593139163019921672010-10-30T02:54:46.866-04:002010-10-30T02:54:46.866-04:00Hi Amanda! It's been toooo long since I popped...Hi Amanda! It's been toooo long since I popped in here to say hi. <br />I know exactly what you mean, and there's nothing like baking bread for ritual. One of my favourite quotes is from The Slow Food Movement: "If you don'y have time in your day for making bread, then something is wrong."<br />Unfortunately my decade long daily bread making fell by the wayside when number four came along. And he's now 3!!! <br />I think about that every day...<br />Someday I will regain it. I know.<br /><br />Hang in there! I've no doubt it's the shifting seasons as much as anything. Did you know that Samhain, or Halloween as we all know it now, was actually the celtic New Year? Makes sense that you are feeling things shift and change now!<br />C xCiara Brehonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583812950426579762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239318101514164891.post-78919594889196213892010-10-29T22:28:51.764-04:002010-10-29T22:28:51.764-04:00So glad it's not just me. I've been in suc...So glad it's not just me. I've been in such a funk lately - hoping it's on its way out. :) <br /><br />LOVE the colour of that tree. Makes my heart sing. xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com