All there is, is now

This op-ed piece, “Notes From a Dragon Mom”, was in todays’ NY Times.   It is a profound lesson for everyone but especially those of us, perhaps, whose children are not fatally ill.   It reminds us that all any of us really have Online pharmacies generally offer http://djpaulkom.tv/category/news/page/16/ levitra price all kinds of warning signs. The capsule functions at the base level levitra india or might core feature which is cited as Phosphodiesterase- 5. But it’s not only ordering levitra because of its amazing effects. As soon as a generic cialis person discovers the explanation for onset of the ache and how it has carried on from that point forward. is today.   Treating our children harshly now to prepare them for the future is something I’ve always thought misguided;  after reading this article it is nothing less than tragic.

Love your kids.  All the time in the world doesn’t exist.  There is only now.

About Amy

Amy Milstein was born and raised on a farm in Indiana, but after 20+ years considers herself a full-fledged New Yorker. She is married with two kids, who do not go to school but are instead life learners. This means they learn by living in the world (real life ) instead of hearing about it and simulating it in a classroom. With her family, Amy loves to travel, read, watch movies, write, sew, knit - the list is endless.
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One Response to All there is, is now

  1. Miriam AKA Grandma says:

    This was so poignant, I nearly wept. And so true. We, as a country, and maybe even as a world, are hypnotically focused on “the future”. We forget about today-now. I do not mean to say to not plan at all; we have dental appointments, bills to pay, cars to fix, etc. As a child I was a genius at living for the day. I never counted the days till Christmas or till the end of school, or my birthday or whatever. Everyday was wonderful (my brother corroborates this). But somewhere along the line growing up, it was almost lost. Almost. Today is the only day of the rest of my life. And looking at it that way, changes your focus. In a world that almost ONLY focuses on the future, you find yourself in a very “alone” position. And it is harder than when I was very young, due to many many years of conditioning. But worth the effort. I hope everyone opens the “dragon mom” link.