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正念的考验

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  我在楼下很认真地记录昨晚临睡前的一个决意:把正念贯彻到生活里。 突然,楼上传来“碰”的一声。我赶紧上楼。进入房里,先是听见厕所传来的流水声,然后看见这一幕让我“怦然心动”的画面。接着再看见湿了裤子的老二上半身和头发沾有奶粉拿着奶瓶盖在洗,旁边还有一只洗马桶的刷子和打开的洗马桶的清洁液。 我不晓得是因为惊吓过度还是什么,来不及反应没有开骂。我把水喉关上,清洁液刷子收好。很快的那一刹那我感觉胸口好像有什么要起来时,我告诉自己:你才说要贯彻正念的。于是我吸了一口气看着老二:你用刷子的那个洗盖子吗?(点头。)那个是洗厕所的,不能洗奶瓶。你要泡奶喝是吗?(点头)你现在还小,要叫妈妈泡,等你长大一点就可以自己泡。(脑里浮现先生早上跟我说的老二昨晚因为他睡着了自己尝试泡奶,只差没加热水事件。)你看,你还不会,所以奶粉弄出来,那个奶粉不能喝了,要丢掉了,而且妈妈也要抹干净。(Sorry,妈妈。)我们先去楼下换衣服,等下我才上来处理。 换衣的时候,我又再重复一次说要喝奶要叫大人帮忙...他也再次道歉。接着我泡奶给他喝,之后开卡通给他看,才拿着抹布水桶上楼处理我的“怦然心动”。现在回想起来,在那个过程里的我有点奇妙,有时站在一边观察像个第三者,有时我又是那个抹东西想东西的人。 我想我得Konmari我的梳妆台和厕所了。把东西重新收纳,然后得把我们家老二的能力考虑进去。哈! (或许我也应该让老二学习如何自己泡奶)

Konmari Part 4

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Today we continue to Konmari our komono - the store room under the staircase. It's really a great achievement because after we decluttered, there's finally a walkway that allows us to go all the way to the other side (a u-turn). We started before 8am in the morning, and it took us way longer than I thought would be, probably because all my sentimental items are in the boxes stored there. My diaries, keepsake bookmarks, postcards from friends, cards for birthday and other important events in my life, friends' wedding invitation cards, letters from dad during my uni time, letters from my bffs since secondary & uni pals, master and phd research years logbooks, key research papers that I've read, conference proceedings and abstract books, temple kbsyouth activity books, newspaper cuttings etc. Some really brings back a lot of fond memories. There are others that I totally forgot that I had them. Quoting my bestie's words they 'spark the joy' in me. With the ...

Konmari Part 3

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Today, we konmari our komono. The wet kitchen is really good to see as it usually is cluttered and messy. Other than that, we decluttered and organised some corners here and there. 千万不要因为我最近konmari整理和收纳活动而以为我是很爱做家事的人。我还是那个懒惰的我,一路走来,始终如一。 只是新常态底下呆在家的日子很长,杂乱的屋子我无法视而不见,也没有地方可以躲。所以之前我才在二楼整理出一个可以禅修和瑜伽的“私人空间”,避开杂乱。 但避只是暂时的。还是得解决问题。上周末无意看了Marie Kondo所谓“让人怦然心动”的整理术。我本来只是玩玩整理了小孩的衣橱,然后想说再整理玩具就收工。至于自己的衣橱、书柜可能等学校放长假才动手。但没想到今天不小心却整理了鞋柜、好些个杂乱的抽屉及零散的角落。先生也被我“软硬”逼着整理了厨房。明天他还自动请缨要整理杂物间。 到目前为止,我并没有完全照着Konmari看会不会“怦然心动”的方式去整理。(我也不是什么都放在透明盒子里。)我比较简单和实际,以她提出的另一个问题问自己:这个东西我常用吗?是会带进下一段/未来生活的吗?但我想或许是因为我还未动到我在乎的东西,比如我的藏书、手作工具、那些有纪念性的物件等。或许那个时候我会更理解什么是“怦然心动”。 整理的时候不晓得为何我竟然有乐受。整理的过程其实很身心疲累又枯燥乏味的。但是,当原本的杂乱在你眼前变得井然有序时,感觉就是说不尽的舒畅。一些比如我有多少双鞋子、多少个杯子、哪些常用的、如果只能有一个留下哪个等诸如此类的问题也让我重新检视自己的生活方式。也发现原来我并不缺什么。很多买的,其实也不是需要的。或许正如Marie说的,整理的当下其实整理的也是自己的人生。 我身边的人(包括我先生)都说只是整齐个两三天而已啦,很快就会乱了。其实我也不确定能保持多久。但我目前是豁出去了。我想试验看,当我们经历过整洁和有序之后,我们会不会为了想要保持那种美好的感觉而努力?那种动力能持续多久? 另一个重要的原因是,经过这段时间的“朝夕相处”,我觉得是时候教我们家的小孩这十分重要的生活技能。之前行管期间几次亲子冲突都和整洁有直...

Konmari Part 2

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Today we konmari the boys' toys. When we piled all the toys in the house on the floor, my eldest exclaimed 'Wow, that's a lot!' 'Yes and you keep saying want to more buy toys.' So then the process began from him as he has the most toys as compared to his younger brother. He had to decide what he wants to keep, what he plays regularly, what are still working but he's no longer playing with them. To those broken ones or those he no longer wish to keep, he bidded goodbye and thanked them for the companionship. Each of the boys receives a deep drawer to keep their personal toys. Then there's a wooden trolley to keep their shared toys. I tried to minimise his number of toy cars but not quite successful. But still we managed to clear all the toys around the house and organised them into the designated 'homes'. 'This is really tiring,' he said. I hope he would remember the feeling so he would learn to organise and keep his toys better. Also, I ...

The Marie Kondo Organising Method

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I t was not in the plan. But I was watching Netflix while folding my baskets of piling clothes. I just finished the 'interior design master' and discovered the 'tidying with Marie Kondo' series. So I ended up Konmari my kids' clothes. And I think I will take it further to Konmari their toys (with their help) as those are the ones that always create the tension between us. Then maybe later their bookshelf, my own closet and my bookshelf if I have enough time. Not sure how long it will last, but let's experiment to see if the method can withstand the test of time.

管教啊管教

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作者:汪培珽 因缘:4年前用10块马币买下这本二手书。前一任主人因癌往生。我是从她的收藏书中淘到这本。之前读过作者的另两本“说故事”及“英文耳朵”,所以对作者有信心。本来有了老大后要读的,没想到反而在老二的教养上给了我帮助。 读后感:这本书,作者以她自己日常和两个孩子的互动,举了许多例子来说明她的教养观念:耐心跟孩子解说,不管孩子年纪多小。但在过程里,遇到不能妥协的原则是一次也不能退让。花时间陪伴孩子。如果以一句话形容作者的核心思想,我想“陪伴孩子,温柔但坚持”是挺合适的。我尝试运用书中一些方法,也不是没有挑战的。最大原因就是:大人我失去耐心以及赶时间。但当我有时间和耐心时,我发现她的方法让我那个难搞的老二开始愿意配合吃药 ,也开始配合规范。当然,老二现在仍然三不五时就考验我,书中例子也仅仅作为参考。父母还是得自己实验,找到适合自己和小孩的方法。没办法,教养本来就是持续的。而且随着孩子的长大,问题会变化,父母也得跟着学习成长,upskill。

母亲节

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六年前,产房内老大的一声啼哭,宣告我正式当母亲。初为人母的那段日子,是跟自己和解也是理解自己妈妈的开始。 三年前,在老二的出生后,我产后忧郁。出月后因为身体虚弱需要休息调理,老二晚上是由白天上班的外婆照顾。那时期除了依靠三宝的功德及适量的运动,很多时候我是仰望妈妈她坚强的身影而挺过去的。 当母亲是一个把自己打碎又重塑的过程。当了妈妈,才知道过去自己妈妈的不容易。曾经的不满、怨恨慢慢消融为感恩。也因为有了小孩,让我在母亲的这个角色里映照出自己本来的面目。 母亲节,感谢我的妈妈,也感谢我的小孩。感谢你们在人间陪着我修炼自己。也要摸摸我自己的头,说一声:你真的不错唷!一直都认真学着怎么当个女儿与妈妈。 愿世间所有的母亲都平安健康。愿世间所有的孩子都快乐长大。愿我们来一趟人间,成为彼此的善缘,相互成就。