Instead of thinking of 20 reasons not to do something new, think of five reasons you should do it
Summer’s coming and that means way less schedule for most people. Whether your kids are off somewhere at the colony’s edge catching frogs to put in jars in your sink (better than the worms in your fridge), or in summer camp with different hours, school’s end usually means more free time.
How does that work for many of us parent-managers who thrive on schedules and organization and tend to be — in the nicest way possible — kinda rigid? Let’s be honest; summer can be really hard, and we may feel we don’t truly relax until the first day of school (scratch that — really until the kids have that first full day of school after Succos).
But we don’t want our lives to be a waiting game; life has so many brachos and passes too quickly. So in the effort to just enjoy the moment, here are five ways to reduce rigidity:
Observe rigid behaviors: Spend a couple of days noticing when and how your rigidity manifests itself. Ask your spouse/family to point it out to you as well; not to make you feel bad but rather to allow for observations of patterns.
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