The three words: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
I want those words to govern my life. Maybe I need to applique them on a dishtowel.
The sentence:
"She's not a very good housekeeper, but she keeps a very good house."
That's my sentence, the sentence I wrote about myself after watching the Drive video. It's true, it's humble, it's hopeful - that is, it's my hope that I make a very good house. It's a purpose worth mastering, and every day I can do it a little better.
While Pink's keeping my mind busy, Chanin is still keeping my fingers busy. I'm getting better and faster at hand stitching; it's amazing what you can master when you sit on the couch for hours on end. I'm certainly getting lost in hand stitching, and what a wonderful kind of lost it is.
Now back to that warm, bright, cozy corner of the couch I go, oh so happy to have an extra hour of daylight to lose today.
While Pink's keeping my mind busy, Chanin is still keeping my fingers busy. I'm getting better and faster at hand stitching; it's amazing what you can master when you sit on the couch for hours on end. I'm certainly getting lost in hand stitching, and what a wonderful kind of lost it is.
Now back to that warm, bright, cozy corner of the couch I go, oh so happy to have an extra hour of daylight to lose today.
I was just heading up to read Dan Pink's book when I thought I'd check to see if there were any new posts and here you are! : )
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I like to refer to housekeepers as house managers because to me. I will look Pink up. Thanks for sharing! And ya, I love hand stitching too!
ReplyDeletethis is the most inspiring, most true, and most relevant little bit of something i've read on the internet in a little while. thanks, molly.
ReplyDeletehmm... I think that maybe my upper management team has seen this based on a couple of new conversations I have had lately.
ReplyDeleteWe've got that book out from the library right now but the husband commandeered it. Maybe I ought to go find the TED talk!
ReplyDeleteWe've got that book out from the library right now but the husband commandeered it. Maybe I ought to go find the TED talk!
ReplyDeleteThe whole idea of motivation and moving away from rewards and incentives dovetails nicely with a very thought-provoking parenting course I'm taking. I'm going to be blogging about it in several parts, I think. Dan Pink (thanks for the link) doesn't mention the parenting context, but I think for us moms the connection is pretty easy to make...
ReplyDeletehow am I supposed to go to sleep now with "what is my sentence?" on my mind?
ReplyDeletethanks for the link.
I am off to check that out and a cozy spot on the couch....priceless :)
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that is truly all i could hope to be said about me, too.
ReplyDeletethanks, molly. now i have something to hold onto and think about for quite a while.
My husband is reading the Dan Pink book now and is finding it so inspiring. Thanks for sharing your sentence...so wise, so true and so timely.
ReplyDeleteI Like those three words. thanks for passing them on. I have yet to discover the joy of hand stitching, but maybe that'll come with time. Can't wait to see what you made.
ReplyDeleteI liked this post very much. Show us what you are making there!
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i love that sentence. my husband loves watching TED videos on the computer while i'm working in my little 'art room'; we'll have to put that on the list for him to watch and me to 'sort of listen to'.
ReplyDeletein regard to 'house work type things' i like to think of myself as a home-maker. a house is a thing to be cleaned and such, but a home is something to carry in the heart.
"Keeps a good house" is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, I had never heard of Dan Pink before but have since followed your links and been inspired.
ReplyDeleteI'm not gonna lie, I want to sit on the couch for hours on end....ahhhh. Enjoy. Thanks for the blog Molly:)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to Dan Pink. I had not heard him before. Great TED talk. I do love psychology!
ReplyDeleteThere is just something about stitching by hand... good stuff!
I like to refer to housekeepers as house managers because to me. I will look Pink up. Thanks for sharing! And ya, I love hand stitching too!
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