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Today is Step 2 of Ten Steps to Unconditional Love: Unconditional love is like a muscle. It needs a daily workout. READ POST
"Sometimes I feel like all I do is criticize and nag my children and husband--and myself!" -- Heather
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"The key to communication is not what we say, but
rather the attitude that lies behind what we say... all of us are
telepathically communicating all the time. Every moment, we are
choosing to join or to separate, and the person to whom we're speaking
feels what we have chosen regardless of our words." -- Marianne
Williamson
Your child may not know what words are going through your mind, but he or she feels your intention. READ POST
Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen
Imagine that guilt is like a red light blinking on your dashboard. When you see it, you:
a) Redouble your efforts to attain perfection, even if it’s giving you a headache.
b) Flog yourself.
c) Pull out the wire so it stops blinking, and go have a drink.
d) Thank the guilt and tell it to take a break. Then use the
opportunity to check in: What could you do differently to be the parent
you want your kids to have, while at the same time being kind to
yourself? READ POST
"Mindfulness: Allowing an emotion to take hold and pass without acting on it." -- Benedict Carey
“Mindfulness: Not hitting someone in the mouth.” -- 8 year old, quoted by Sharon Salzberg READ POST
"Returning ourselves back to a state of love is our number one
responsibility. While it is important to our children, we owe it to
ourselves, as well. We deserve to be living in a state of peace and
calm." -- Heather T. Forbes
There's a reason the
airlines tell us to put on our own oxygen masks first. Kids can't
reach those masks or be relied on to use them properly. If we lose
function, our kids can't save us, or themselves. So even if we would
sacrifice ourselves to save our kids, it's our responsibility to put on
our own masks first.
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"If our kids have become bothersome speed bumps,
we need to wake up and pull off the road before we really hurt
somebody." -- Scott Cooper
Some parents are trying so hard to be patient they let things get out
of hand, and then snap. The key is to set limits BEFORE you get angry.
Often when we lose it with our children, it’s because we haven’t set a
limit, and something is grating on us. The minute you start getting
angry, it’s a signal to do something. No, not yell. It’s time to
intervene in a positive way to prevent more of whatever behavior is
irritating you. READ POST
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