Stepping Lightly is not always about going down the easiest path you see ahead – it could mean making a choice that will have some steep hills and lots of mud to walk through for the sake of making your life better.
I have found that these past few weeks, I have really began to question the things around me and how I spend my time. Maybe there are small amounts of action going on visibly from the outside, but my mind is reeling with questions about which path to take on so many different issues.
First and foremost, I have began questioning the things that I buy. Usually it’s not until I get them at home and think, “Oh man.. I didn’t need this.” But that thought will be come an action next time. For example, I got a baby gift in the mail from an Aunt from Babies R Us. I opened it, and it was the baby monitor I had put on my list. After showing it to James, we both had a lightbulb go on saying, “Now was this necessary?! For $35 and all that plastic!” That might not have been the best thing on our registry – we will hear our baby cry, she will be safe where she is sleeping, and we both think it may have been excessive.
Beyond our purchases, we have began questioning how we spend our time. On and off this week, I will be using a chart from Living Simply With Children to fill in exactly how I have spent my day. It is amazing to me how much time I use the internet. I knew it was a lot, but I never realized it was that much.
First the thought, next the action. Some of these actions aren’t clear to me yet, so I am still standing at the fork in the road and believing that I will make the best choice to continue on my Stepping Lightly path.
