#reverb10 – day 10
December 10 – Wisdom Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? (Author: Susannah Conway)
Decisions, decisions, decisions. This entire year was nothing but. Having a baby is like that – every time you pat yourself on the back for having finally decided on something, there are twelve more things to decide on.
What baby stuff to buy, where to give birth, how to give birth, who to have there, when to stop working, when to start working, what color to paint, what to eat, what to read, what to ignore, when to say yes, when to say no and when to let go and just be. Then you have the baby and it’s when to feed them, how often to change diapers, how to make them sleep, to use a pacifier or not, where to ask for help and when to admit you have no idea in hell what you are doing. Mostly the last one.
You get the idea.
When I think of being wise or using wisdom, I somehow always assume that it’s based on experience. After all, aren’t the wisest men (and women) old, and isn’t it because they have seen the most, done the most, and therefore learned the most?
Most decisions I made this year were made not based on wisdom. Research, yes. Weighing pros and cons, yes. Seeking advice of others, definitely. Wisdom? Well, seeing as I had absolutely ZERO experience in the baby department… no.
So I don’t think I have an answer for this one. Ask me again when I have a second kid.
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My name is Kasia Fink and nothing makes me happier than finding goodness. This is a collection of my findings... I mean, finkings.
Kasia you have wisdom! Maybe you had little baby experience until Baby Fink, but you had to have wisdom to know your own strengths and limits, who to ask for help, when to ask for help. Wisdom is simply knowing what to do with the knowledge and information you have. It’s being able to recognize an opportunity and make a choice about what to do with it.
We are about to learn about all this soon enough we the child finally decided to arrive, which is any day now. Apart from the fact that everyone I know tells me how I must enjoy my last few nights of sleep there is also a quiet feeling that as they laugh and joke and hold onto the obvious its because everything else is not, no matter what they think they know they realise it may not be the right thing.
I am getting there and I dont even have to worry about decisions yet, oh,oh,oh … this may be a bit more than I paid for.