Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Shape of Things

Moms notice everything. We see the dirt under their fingernails and the fingernails on the dirty floor. We see the crumbs on the mouth and the mouth sucking crumbs from unsightly table tops. We see the muddy footprints tracking through our briefly clean floor. We see the smashed crayons between the couch cushions and the peanut butter in their hair. We see them lean into their spaghetti sauce and sneeze into their sandwiches. Sometimes we have to pretend we don't notice, but we see it all.

And moms hear everything. We hear the fridge door open, and not close. We hear the toilet seat slamming up or down. We hear the dog running for his life. We hear the sonic boom of an entire container of toys being overturned. We hear the stealthy opening of a hidden chocolate bar wrapper. We hear them scream and cry and whine and hit and complain and sass off. And we hear the silence. Oh no, now something's really not right, the silence.

But this week I am trying hard to turn OFF my super mommy senses. I am trying to float above the mess and meditate through the noise.

All I see are these little people with nothing but joy in their movement and perfection in their shape.
Pure, purposeful, beautiful little beings out savoring this big world around them.

I keep thinking of the lyrics from the Renee & Jeremy song: "It's a big world baby and you're little for a little while"

And the important things start coming in to focus.

10 comments:

Holly @ Domestic Dork said...

Have I mentioned how much I love your writing? <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Corynne Escalante said...

this was lovely... and oh, so true. i definitely identify.

Unknown said...

I LOVE those photos!

Dim Sum, Bagels, and Crawfish said...

Lovely, thoughtful post and gorgeous photos. It is good to let go of those super mommy senses, not always easy, but good. Enjoy.

waldorfmama said...

love those silhouette shots...

Erin J said...

What a beautiful post. Thoughtful, well written and the photos add the icing to the cake.

Little Lovables said...

those are such lovely photos, and you are so poetic!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous Photos!
Wonderful inspiration for us all!

mamakopp said...

awesome photos Cindy!

Lily Boot said...

love this post! love that song! "It's a big world baby, and you can live it, in your own style." Is that right? And wow - isn't it a wonderful world.

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