I'm looking forward to the second half of this season of the Crown. It was just awful watching the first four episodes already knowing exactly what would happen and having a high suspicion of what the narrative emphases would be. What the rest of the season will be is a little more mysterious to me!
As much as the first four episodes were directly acted from the tabloids I was a little surprised that they put so much emphasis on trying to get us to feel bad for Dodi. Seemed like an odd choice. It also makes me wonder what the heck they'll do with the modern era of the last years, but I am going to bet they're going to make it both boring AND tedious!
I have so many thoughts, all chaotic and frantically-typed because I'm having big reactions! haha. But - the productivity dilemma is SUCH a monster, and I fight it hard too. Today, I decided to can for the first time in months - and wound up with 3 small jars and a mess. It felt very illustrative of my struggle with productivity. (Is it an idol to me? Yikes. I like this fruitfulness path).
And yes, long live Claire Foy!! I may need to get back on IG just for the sole purpose of watching your stories on the new season - we haven't dug in yet, but I've been nervously awaiting this. We also need to watch All the Light We Cannot See, so I think it's gonna be a heavy November!
And finally...gosh (or "gorsh!", as my kids would quote Goofy), thank you so much for your incredibly kind words and for sharing my little ramblings! I'm so thankful!
I saw you on instagram! And then I promptly lost your message in a see of messages! I'm sorry! I can't wait to start All the Light, but my husband wants to watch it with me and for some reason we never have time to watch tv together these days.
I think I have gotten better over the years when it comes to the desire for productivity, because I used to be a bear about it. So I guess I've assumed some wisdom over a decade and a half of this motherhood stuff! ;)
One way I've liked to think about the productivity vs. fruitfulness tension (thanks to someone else wiser than me) is in the context of *repeated, plodding diligence." It's not sexy, but that's often the way to fruitfulness, isn't it? So if I haven't been "productive" by some measure, there are, thankfully, other "metrics."
Repeated, plodding diligence really is the way, isn't it? Picking up that cross daily. And I think you're right...we get stuck in one metric of what success is, but it's so specific to our culture and our time. There are so many other measures.
I keep watching because I loved the first two seasons so much, but halfway through episode 1 I'm not overly impressed. I also find that these later seasons are feeling more voyeuristic in a weird way? I'm not sure if that makes sense. It's just like it's almost too recent of history for them to really input a lot of the behind the scenes story that made seasons 1 & 2 so good?
I'm so grateful that I recently learned about Kristin Haakenson's work because WOW, her posts the liturgical year are gorgeous! Maybe someday when I'm not drowning in diapers I'll actually utilize some of her ideas ;) And I like hearing your thoughts on fruitfulness and productivity! That's a really neat distinction to make. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the importance of having "unproductive leisure" in my life, as a way to rest and to step out of the societal obsession with constant productivity. Things like leisurely knitting, spinning, that kind of thing-where I'm engaging in the process more for the act of restful creation and less for the final product.
Unproductive leisure! Very necessary to what makes us human and I hope it's something I am teaching my children because we have a very unscheduled life. Probably the least scheduled people I know, and I feel guilty about it often but this is a good side of it.
I love the internet for bringing us people who can inspire us simply by them doing what they do. It has given me so much insight into the wonderful variety of talents people have!
I listened to that panel with Bachiochi, Favale, and Libresco a couple nights ago!! Honestly it was one of the most beautiful and compelling things I've listened to in a while. Whew.
Look at us! Great minds listen to great minds alike! I just love their conversion stories and I just think they're so smart. Could listen to them every day.
I'm looking forward to the second half of this season of the Crown. It was just awful watching the first four episodes already knowing exactly what would happen and having a high suspicion of what the narrative emphases would be. What the rest of the season will be is a little more mysterious to me!
And thank you for sharing my essay!
As much as the first four episodes were directly acted from the tabloids I was a little surprised that they put so much emphasis on trying to get us to feel bad for Dodi. Seemed like an odd choice. It also makes me wonder what the heck they'll do with the modern era of the last years, but I am going to bet they're going to make it both boring AND tedious!
I have so many thoughts, all chaotic and frantically-typed because I'm having big reactions! haha. But - the productivity dilemma is SUCH a monster, and I fight it hard too. Today, I decided to can for the first time in months - and wound up with 3 small jars and a mess. It felt very illustrative of my struggle with productivity. (Is it an idol to me? Yikes. I like this fruitfulness path).
And yes, long live Claire Foy!! I may need to get back on IG just for the sole purpose of watching your stories on the new season - we haven't dug in yet, but I've been nervously awaiting this. We also need to watch All the Light We Cannot See, so I think it's gonna be a heavy November!
And finally...gosh (or "gorsh!", as my kids would quote Goofy), thank you so much for your incredibly kind words and for sharing my little ramblings! I'm so thankful!
I saw you on instagram! And then I promptly lost your message in a see of messages! I'm sorry! I can't wait to start All the Light, but my husband wants to watch it with me and for some reason we never have time to watch tv together these days.
I think I have gotten better over the years when it comes to the desire for productivity, because I used to be a bear about it. So I guess I've assumed some wisdom over a decade and a half of this motherhood stuff! ;)
One way I've liked to think about the productivity vs. fruitfulness tension (thanks to someone else wiser than me) is in the context of *repeated, plodding diligence." It's not sexy, but that's often the way to fruitfulness, isn't it? So if I haven't been "productive" by some measure, there are, thankfully, other "metrics."
Repeated, plodding diligence really is the way, isn't it? Picking up that cross daily. And I think you're right...we get stuck in one metric of what success is, but it's so specific to our culture and our time. There are so many other measures.
I keep watching because I loved the first two seasons so much, but halfway through episode 1 I'm not overly impressed. I also find that these later seasons are feeling more voyeuristic in a weird way? I'm not sure if that makes sense. It's just like it's almost too recent of history for them to really input a lot of the behind the scenes story that made seasons 1 & 2 so good?
Seasons 1&2 are a completely different show in my mind. I have to separate them for my mental health!
Thanks for including me in this lovely list!
Oh! Thank you so much for noticing me including you! You do such wonderful work, Jillian!
I'm so grateful that I recently learned about Kristin Haakenson's work because WOW, her posts the liturgical year are gorgeous! Maybe someday when I'm not drowning in diapers I'll actually utilize some of her ideas ;) And I like hearing your thoughts on fruitfulness and productivity! That's a really neat distinction to make. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the importance of having "unproductive leisure" in my life, as a way to rest and to step out of the societal obsession with constant productivity. Things like leisurely knitting, spinning, that kind of thing-where I'm engaging in the process more for the act of restful creation and less for the final product.
Unproductive leisure! Very necessary to what makes us human and I hope it's something I am teaching my children because we have a very unscheduled life. Probably the least scheduled people I know, and I feel guilty about it often but this is a good side of it.
I love the internet for bringing us people who can inspire us simply by them doing what they do. It has given me so much insight into the wonderful variety of talents people have!
I listened to that panel with Bachiochi, Favale, and Libresco a couple nights ago!! Honestly it was one of the most beautiful and compelling things I've listened to in a while. Whew.
Look at us! Great minds listen to great minds alike! I just love their conversion stories and I just think they're so smart. Could listen to them every day.