Tuesday, May 17, 2011

the process

crafts.
clean home.
well-behaved kids. 
a well-written paper.
good grades.
the ability to achieve something new. 

all of these things are great. awesome. and they all have something in common: 
they are products.

i used to do everything for a product, an end result. finito.

i aim for the process now.  

art.
a home that works for my family, that flows with our daily living.
kids that are the sum of their daily experiences and their God-given abilities.
the art of writing, the act of putting what's inside of me on paper.
learning, the accessing of knowledge to grow myself and make my life better.
the doing something that i couldn't before and enjoying the journey. 

perfectionism slips away as i embrace the process over the product.