Today's Daily Groove!

THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle
www.enjoyparenting.com/dailygroove

:: Relieving Time Pressure ::

You enjoy parenting most when you feel expansive andflowing -- the way you feel when you're not under anykind of pressure.

One of the most common pressures of modern life is*time pressure*: having to be somewhere or dosomething by a certain time. Young children naturallylive in the moment, not by the clock, so subjectingthem to time pressure usually leads to discord.

To reduce time pressure in your daily groove...

* Decide that geniality (feeling good) is more important than punctuality (being 'right').

* Don't agree to be on time -- build flexibility into your agreements. ("I'll be there around 7:00-ish.")

* When you really want to be on time to an appointment, give yourself LOTS of extra cushion time -- just accept that life with kids is less "efficient."

* Don't rush when you're late -- call and renegotiate! For all you know, the person you're meeting may be late, too.

* When you can get away with it, don't make plans at all! Enjoy living spontaneously!

http://dailygroove.net/time-pressure
Feel free to forward this message to your friends!(Please include this paragraph and everything above.)Copyright (c) 2007 by Scott Noelle
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I posted today's Daily Groove here, for all to enjoy. Those of you who know me IRL know that this Groove is pretty much the way I live my life. I am often late for things, even if I agree to be at a certain place at a certain "ish" time (for example, "2:00-ish" instead of 2:00).