Just PIVOT.

Pivot. What am I talking about? Read on friends!

Do you know that simple motion can change an entire moment.

When I'm cooking dinner and hear my daughter call my name I have a choice. I can continue chopping up vegetables or I can stop and turn toward her, pivot.

Would she be hurt if I didn't turn, nope. She knows I'm cooking, but...what would happen if I stopped and turned?

By that simple gesture and pause I have communicated to her that she is important. She is valued and she is worthy of my attention.

What could happen in the hearts of our little ones if we just took a few seconds to pivot? To turn toward them?

Something to think about.

For me it's not always easy to pivot, especially if I am focused on the task at hand and thinking about the next three things on my list, BUT I have a decision to make, what truly matters more, communicating to my girls that they are important or to be driven by a to-do list that's probably pretty impossible anyway?

And my hope for you is that you pivot more tomorrow than you did today! I don't do it all the time. Actually, I can honestly say I don't do it every time I hear my name, but I'm trying to be more aware. Will you join me?

And what if we turned toward our spouse? Instead of being comfortable with each other, what if you turned and made eye contact? What would happen when we communicated value to them, not just the kids? hmmm....

I haven't been able to stop thinking about this simple action and it's lasting impact on my family.