New Quote of the Day

"Discipline weighs ounces; regret weighs tons."

I received this quote as a part of my 42 daily emails from FlyLady. Well, it's not really 42 daily emails...but some times it feels like that many. I can't complain. FlyLady is a God send! Between FlyLady and Motivated Moms, my home is always clean and company ready, my laundry is always cleaned and never piles up, the toilets are always spotless, the sink is always shiny (you have to FLY to understand). With the thousand things going on in my life, I have found an amazing method between the two to help keep my life in order. When my house is in order everything in my life, typically, runs a little more smooth.

Anyway, I digress....I received this quote. The idea behind it was to remember that putting things/chores/ etc. off around your home will only lead to regret when you go to spend days on your house because there is too much to do in one day. It got me to thinking about applying this to, well, everything in my life.

How many times have I jumped down Ben's throat only to realize afterwards that I overreacted prematurely? How many times have I yelled at Connor only for him to look at me with his HUGE eyes and I understood that he didn't understand me, why I was upset or what he had done to cause it? How many times have I gone out on my run to give up mid-way and walk? How many times have I not gone out at all?

Now granted, I know that there are going to be times when the yelling overtakes, the laziness is stronger than the will to run in the rain, the misunderstanding leads to miscommunication....but the quote puts it into perspective. The guilt of hurting my husband's feelings, my son's feelings, my own feelings....that is heavier than the power of discipline. (Something I, obviously, need a lot of practice on.)