Whoops! I'm sure you noticed that the third part of my profile of Berries and Cream Founder Revka appeared ahead of the other posts. I apologize and take full responsibility for that.
I'll be sharing some advice from Revka in a future post but today I want to share information on a new book titled Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. Marcus is a proponent of working from your strengths, not your weaknesses. And though we can't all do what we love all the time, he's made a compelling argument in this book that we can increase the contentment in our lives by doing what we love and are good at as much as possible. Here's an excerpt:
"The conventional image of a successful woman today is that she's a virtuoso juggler, somehow moving fast enough to keep all the many aspects of her busy life in the air at the same time. Conventional it may be, but it's also quite sad. The core skill of juggling is throwing, not catching. To keep every object in the air, you have to get rid of each one as quickly as possible, barely allowing it to register on your fingertips before you toss it up and away, preparing for the next object to throw.
A strong life is the opposite of juggling. Juggling requires you to keep everything at bay, up in the air, away from you. The secret to living a strong life lies in knowing how to draw a few things in toward you. It asks you to be discriminating, selective, intentional. You can find energizing moments in each aspect of your life, but to do so you must learn how to catch them, hold on to them, feel the pull of their weight, and allow yourself to follow where they lead."
Wow. The above is profound advice. Instead of juggling, I'm working to catch--and embrace--each aspect of my life. Julia Klein of C.H. Brigg Company advises: "Forget the idea of 'balancing' work and family. Think of 'integrating' instead, making everything and everyone an important part of a holistic life."
October has arrived and in my neck of the woods, this means a new season. Thanks to the above, a new season of my mothering life is dawning as well. I'm no longer willing to juggle. Instead, I'm focusing on integrating everything. We'll be looking at how in the days ahead.
Embracingly Yours,
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