We love having a little family downstairs (last night's walk to see the moon with two year old granddaughter Millie was a special part of the day: see http://ameliasgranddad.blogspot.com/ for more :-)

Thich Nhat Hanh was with a friend who had a young family, and asked him how difficult family life was. Not giving a direct answer, the man noted that he used to divide his day into time spent with his son or daughter, time spent with his wife, and time for household tasks or work. Whatever was left over was 'his time'. But then he tried to think of the moments he spent with others as his time too, instead of wishing that he was doing something else. The surprising result, he discovered, was: 'I now have unlimited time for myself!'

Shalom!

Rowland Croucher