How to Live in Joy
Day 2: Chatting with my son late at night.
Late Night Chats with my Son:
This is day 2 of my 30 day journey into discovering living in joy during lockdown in our home. I am discovering new ways to find joy in the every day moments that we live here at home. Today I want to talk about the growing relationship I have with my 11 year old son.
I have always felt blessed to have such a sweet, caring, creative and joyful son. Right now he is 11. Right now he loves to chat with me late at night. Even though I get sleepy, I love to chat with him. These days may not last forever. There will be days that he will want to keep to himself. There will be days coming where he won’t share so much. So, right now in the present moment I am soaking in these moments with him. Loving what is. Loving our time together. Cherishing the seconds, minutes and hours we have right now.
I am an early riser. My son and my husband are both night owls. My son gets his Harry Potter book out to read and his paper, pencils, markers and clipboard out at night. He is ready to create. He is ready to explore. He is ready to share and engage. During the day after he gets his schoolwork done he loves to be on his own for most of the day. At night, he comes alive with his creativity, drawing comics and stories, reading his book and wanting to chat with me. Some would say that he is stalling going to sleep. That may be true. However, I will take this time with him. It is such a special time. It’s okay that it’s late. It’s okay that he wants to stay up right now. I love this time with him.
The other night we discussed our secret, that we really don’t like museums very much. There are interesting things to see there, but there are so many signs to read and it can be very slow. There are a few exhibits that we have liked, however we would much rather do many other things to be very honest. This is an unpopular opinion that we share. One that we probably wouldn’t discuss with people that often. However, we had so much fun laughing and joking about our dislike of museums and the fact that they have way too many signs. We discuss all kinds of things. My son loves to joke with me about me being mindful too. He’s so funny!
This joyful part of the day I really look forward to. Just last night my son said “Mom, I love our chats.” That warms my heart so much. To know that he and I can chat, laugh and joke about things we have in common and things we don’t as well. This is a treasure of this time. This is a result of us having more time to spend together and also taking more time to spend together. Yes, there are still things to do on daily basis. However, our lack of “rush” has made it so much easier to connect with each other in deep and meaningful ways.
Have you been connecting more with those in your home?
With lots of love and light,
Trista
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