One of my favorite non-mom blogs is Zen Habits. This week he posted about making space in your life using the design principle of creating white space.
Creating white space around the important things and getting rid of clutter lets you focus on what’s important.
I loved the post so much that I immediately began moving things out of my home or into better spots. I’m somewhat of a hoarder and I often pile things up in and around my home instead of finding a good spot for it right away. I also live in a tiny little apartment with a 2-year-old. Nuff said.
So this post was so perfect for me. It clarified for me just why creating space is important. Not just so your house will look clean for when you have company over. But so your mind can concentrate in an orderly space. Interior is affected by exterior.
Then I imagined what parenting would be like if I used the white space principle on my parenting. Lose arbitrary rules. Focus on what’s important, a connection with my child. That’s what really needs to pop out at me.
Using white space creates:
* greater legibility
* feeling of luxury
* breathing room & balance
* more emphasis
Wouldn’t it be nice if we felt those things surrounding our relationship with our children?
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