Five Minute Friday - Distance
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 7:05AM 
Write for 5 minutes flat for pure unedited love of the written word.
Todays topic is DISTANCE...
Distance probably would have made me think of the proximity to home (and my parents)a few years ago, but now that I've been married so long and have lived in the same home for six years, distance has a different meaning.
During the past couple of weeks distance is something I've been trying to put between myself and a few things that have been not so good for me... distance between myself and the computer, distance between myself and that tub of ice cream, distance between myself and the television.
What I've discovered recently is that I don't want there to be any distance between myself and those I love, so I'm choosing to spend more time on the things important to me - and less time writing for my blog (which is why this 5 Minute Challenge is perfect!), less time trying to climb the "online ladder" , and less time worrying about what others think. In the end, it only matters why HE thinks, anyway.
I want to write about content, technique, and things that work for us, so I can lessen the distance between myself and my children. I love to read informative posts about curriculum and instruction, and have pared down my blog reading accordingly. A blog post written each day (sometimes two and three even - yikes!) a day creates more distance. It may look good when I turn on the computer, but is it really eternal? I'm not so sure.
Just a five minute rambling today, with no editing - so if I made sense - great. If not, I'll try again next week! What did you think? Why don't you take the Five Minute Friday challenge?
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Reader Comments (7)
Hi Mary! I have a question. I follow your site via my google homepage and for some reason lately it's not updating every time you post something like it did before. For a couple of weeks I thought maybe your weren't posting, but when I came to your site, well, lo and behold I'd missed a bunch. Any ideas why this is happening? It made me go check all the ones that I haven't seen new posts from lately, but yours was the only one doing this.
Hi Brandy -- I do not know why it's doing that, either. It hasn't updated in my PULSE news reader for a couple of weeks. I may sit down and tackle the problem this weekend! Strange. Maybe if you delete it and then re-enter the site again - who knows? Thanks for following my blog - reader or not! :-)
Love it, Mary! Beautifully written. It's amazing how much you can accomplish without a screen in front of you.
While I've met some wonderful people through blogging, it's absolutely foolish to put the DESIRE (not need) to write a post before my Bible reading or my family.
Thanks for your support this week. Have a great weekend!
I tried deleting your blog from my page and then added you back, but it's still showing the post titled "spring fever" as the last post. Well, I know how to get here without it being on my homepage, but if you do have time to figure it out, that would be nice. I start homeschooling next year and your blog is one I like to read about the topic. Have a nice day!
That's a great take on distance! I think so many of us thought of distance as a negative, but it's really important to ADD distance as well to separate us from things that are harmful. Great post!!
Loved this post - adding distance is definitely something I am seeking to do at the moment too!
Cxx
Great post... It's the balance in the word. both good and bad.