Comments on: Wilma on Stop the Interruptions! http://www.wilmasblog.com/leverage/2010/03/05/wilma-on-stop-the-interruptions/ Doing things Differently Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:30:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wilma http://www.wilmasblog.com/leverage/2010/03/05/wilma-on-stop-the-interruptions/#comment-8595 Wilma Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:07:14 +0000 http://www.wilmasblog.com/?p=4012#comment-8595 Hi Anna, What a great intent to have no computer interruptions when the children are home from school. Of course things are not always as you plan them to be and yes sometimes work takes priority but I am sure that your children and you can cope with that occasionally. Once they have the confidence and feel secure in having been given quality time more than once, they can also cope with playing second fiddle sometimes when the circumstances require so.It is when they never feel they can get attention,when they feel they are always on borrowed time, THAT is when everybody gets ratty and feels interrupted and hard done by. For me paying attention to this has made a huge difference in my focus and feeling less scattered and distracted. Oh I love camping too for that very reason. Just being in the beauty of nature and fully being present is priceless. I love you saying 'us works', yes us works when we pay attention. Love Wilma Hi Anna,
What a great intent to have no computer interruptions when the children are home from school. Of course things are not always as you plan them to be and yes sometimes work takes priority but I am sure that your children and you can cope with that occasionally.
Once they have the confidence and feel secure in having been given quality time more than once, they can also cope with playing second fiddle sometimes when the circumstances require so.It is when they never feel they can get attention,when they feel they are always on borrowed time, THAT is when everybody gets ratty and feels interrupted and hard done by.
For me paying attention to this has made a huge difference in my focus and feeling less scattered and distracted.
Oh I love camping too for that very reason. Just being in the beauty of nature and fully being present is priceless.
I love you saying ‘us works’, yes us works when we pay attention.
Love Wilma

]]> By: Anna http://www.wilmasblog.com/leverage/2010/03/05/wilma-on-stop-the-interruptions/#comment-8591 Anna Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:49:27 +0000 http://www.wilmasblog.com/?p=4012#comment-8591 Hi everyone, I find it very hard to focus on more than one thing at a time and the more the interruptions occur the rattier I become. I made a new year resolution ( broken more than once, but the sentiment is still there) to turn off the pc just before I collect my children from school, so the pull of the interruption of email and work does not override the good interruption of my children in my day. This way when they want to talk to me, I can listen and I don't see them as an interruption or an irritation. I'm not perfect, it doesn't always work, sometimes work has to come first, it pays the bills, but when I'm doing the good job as a mum, you know, it makes everything else flow. When my children are happy, I'm happy, and of course vice versa. This year we went camping for the 1st time and in 13 years, it was one of the best hols we have had. No tv, no pc just us. And you know, us works.....without the interruptions. :) Hi everyone,
I find it very hard to focus on more than one thing at a time and the more the interruptions occur the rattier I become. I made a new year resolution ( broken more than once, but the sentiment is still there) to turn off the pc just before I collect my children from school, so the pull of the interruption of email and work does not override the good interruption of my children in my day. This way when they want to talk to me, I can listen and I don’t see them as an interruption or an irritation. I’m not perfect, it doesn’t always work, sometimes work has to come first, it pays the bills, but when I’m doing the good job as a mum, you know, it makes everything else flow. When my children are happy, I’m happy, and of course vice versa. This year we went camping for the 1st time and in 13 years, it was one of the best hols we have had. No tv, no pc just us. And you know, us works…..without the interruptions. :)

]]> By: John Channings http://www.wilmasblog.com/leverage/2010/03/05/wilma-on-stop-the-interruptions/#comment-8490 John Channings Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:46:01 +0000 http://www.wilmasblog.com/?p=4012#comment-8490 Hi Joy I so identify with your observations of how living on a boat without TV, internet access etc allows creativity and peaceful thoughts to flow. I lived nine years on my <a href="http://www.lifestylesailingblog.com/about-john/" rel="nofollow">sailing boat</a> and it was during that time that I got to experience the joy of a focused life, where wind and folk walking down the dock were the only interruptions. It was not until I went sailing that I got to recognize how an interruption full, totally distracted mind numbing world, living ashore is. Your children are immensely lucky. Fair winds John .-= John´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WilmasBlog/~3/8XtMgKYIyBU/" rel="nofollow">Me and out-of-integrity family.</a> =-. Hi Joy
I so identify with your observations of how living on a boat without TV, internet access etc allows creativity and peaceful thoughts to flow.
I lived nine years on my sailing boat and it was during that time that I got to experience the joy of a focused life, where wind and folk walking down the dock were the only interruptions.
It was not until I went sailing that I got to recognize how an interruption full, totally distracted mind numbing world, living ashore is.
Your children are immensely lucky.

Fair winds John
John´s last blog ..Me and out-of-integrity family. My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Wilma http://www.wilmasblog.com/leverage/2010/03/05/wilma-on-stop-the-interruptions/#comment-8487 Wilma Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:19:46 +0000 http://www.wilmasblog.com/?p=4012#comment-8487 Hi Joy, I do agree that you living on your boat have created a wonderful context to experience 'less is more'. We fill up our lives with so much that interruptions are just unavoidable or so we think. As we minimize the things in our lives that can distract us, we can focus uninterrupted on what we are doing and fully engage the mind AND our heart and create awesome results we are so craving. Our heart needs time to show up as in our busy life it has no chance, so what you are doing on your boat with your children is priceless beyond knowing. Not many of us have experienced such a peaceful environment and thus our creativity is buried deep inside us. Most of us have no clue what it feels like or how to get it. Thus we yearn and want without getting it. Joy, John and I too are noticing the difference when we venture out into the 'real' world, the noise, the distractions, the hurry people are in, and what it is doing to us, it is sad actually. Your children are so blessed to experience their uninterrupted time, you are blessed that you have created this sanctuary in daily life for yourself as well. That is why you dare to access your heart and live such a wonderful alive life we all love to read about. Hugs Wilma Hi Joy,
I do agree that you living on your boat have created a wonderful context to experience ‘less is more’.
We fill up our lives with so much that interruptions are just unavoidable or so we think.
As we minimize the things in our lives that can distract us, we can focus uninterrupted on what we are doing and fully engage the mind AND our heart and create awesome results we are so craving.
Our heart needs time to show up as in our busy life it has no chance, so what you are doing on your boat with your children is priceless beyond knowing.
Not many of us have experienced such a peaceful environment and thus our creativity is buried deep inside us. Most of us have no clue what it feels like or how to get it. Thus we yearn and want without getting it.
Joy, John and I too are noticing the difference when we venture out into the ‘real’ world, the noise, the distractions, the hurry people are in, and what it is doing to us, it is sad actually.
Your children are so blessed to experience their uninterrupted time, you are blessed that you have created this sanctuary in daily life for yourself as well. That is why you dare to access your heart and live such a wonderful alive life we all love to read about.
Hugs Wilma

]]> By: Joy http://www.wilmasblog.com/leverage/2010/03/05/wilma-on-stop-the-interruptions/#comment-8484 Joy Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:07:00 +0000 http://www.wilmasblog.com/?p=4012#comment-8484 Wilma Fantastic follow up! It *is* quite the conversation! I agree with Peggy's comment about minimal interruptions allowing for maximum creativity. I think that is why my children and I have so much creativity flowing on the boat. With no TV or internet access, and outside as our backyard, when we are home on the boat we are free to just "be", to let our minds wander and to explore/experiment/experience naturally. When neighbors knock, or the wind beckons we can choose to interact. Much different mindset than when we are out and around in "the real world". .-= Joy´s last blog ..<a href="http://etherealjoy.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-weekend-away.html" rel="nofollow">My Weekend Away......</a> =-. Wilma
Fantastic follow up! It *is* quite the conversation!
I agree with Peggy’s comment about minimal interruptions allowing for maximum creativity. I think that is why my children and I have so much creativity flowing on the boat. With no TV or internet access, and outside as our backyard, when we are home on the boat we are free to just “be”, to let our minds wander and to explore/experiment/experience naturally. When neighbors knock, or the wind beckons we can choose to interact. Much different mindset than when we are out and around in “the real world”.
Joy´s last blog ..My Weekend Away…… My ComLuv Profile

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