Gatha 2.19.2008
When Clara demands my attention,
I vow with all beings,
To see the world as she might,
And get off the computer… for now.
When Clara demands my attention,
I vow with all beings,
To see the world as she might,
And get off the computer… for now.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I love it.
February 19th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Small children, better than any other beings, know how to teach us us how to beyond our limit of endurance. They anchor us back into the present like no other.
February 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
As I was writing the comment above, my daughter came over for a hug. I put one arm around her and kept the other hand on the keyboard. She said with great irony, “No computer hug, mom”. How appropriate. Don’t you love life and kids and how they make you learn?
February 19th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Lilalia~ I love that! “No computer hug!” My daughter says the same thing, but in a three year old way… by grabbing my hands from the keyboard and placing them around her!
Children are great spiritual teachers!
February 19th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
that computer hug thing is hilarious.
February 19th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
aha! I am framing this one on my wall above the computer.
February 26th, 2008 at 10:42 am
[…] at how much time I spend on the computer versus engaging with Clara. So, for the time being, my Gatha stands. Now, of course I have ample time for the computer when Clara is in school, but tomorrow, I […]