We have become skilled at (and consumed by) emotional multitasking. It’s not just the tidy part that motivates us. We want the assurance that it brings. You know: Now that things are in order, I can enjoy life more. While we are focusing our energy on the perfect picture (or relationship or child or church or faith or life script), our minds are already into the future, and because of that, we cannot be Here. Now. Present. This sacred moment. Yes, sacred even in the uncertainty and the pain. And when we can see the gift of the child beyond the mess, we will respond from a place of generosity and hopefulness.
—from the book Stand Still: Finding Balance When the World Turns Upside Down
by Terry Hershey
