Today I decided to clean out my inbox instead of work on painting our master bathroom. Here is what it looks like after 2 days of primer: As you can see the walls are blotchy. I don’t want to cover brown paint ever again. I AM glad I am taking the time to prime the […]
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I am learning about emotion and mind management. Emotions are energy (actual vibrations from our minds) that we can control through our thoughts. “When we allow a thought [true or not/good or not], an image, or a belief/idea into our subconscious minds, the degree to which we amplify the thought or belief in our imaginations, plus
Susan David, TedWomen 2017: “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage” Here are my notes: “Emotions seen as only good or bad is rigid. Rigid in the face of complexity (the world today) is toxic” and this effects with way we live, love, and parent. Discomfort is okay. Emotional agility = resilience, thriving Apartheid/Nazi is
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It has been difficult to know what to share with you lately, because I know I lack knowledge. I feel dumb and mistaken often. I need to gain more knowledge! I have gotten to the point where I really am thirsty for it. The problem is that I didn’t know where to start. I have
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I just read this in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” this morning. I paraphrase: Figure out what is most important to you. In other words, what do you want in “The End?” Plan how you will achieve “The End” in your mind and on paper. Work forward with this “End in Mind.” “The
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My blog is full of the ordinary, in effort to bring some reality to the media. I am a great mom who makes mistakes, avoids cleaning, and can’t get-it-all-done, like most people I know. LIKE YOU, I am extraordinarily blessed with a great family, and opportunities to make a positive difference in this world –
You need time to get ready for the day. I always have a better day if I: – Wake up before the kids, – Say my prayers, – Do some stretches/yoga, or if Dunc is home, go running with a friend, – Read my scriptures… blah blah blah. That is a dream, that didn’t come
Music Facilitates Emotional Connections. Have you noticed how you feel while singing to your child? These feelings of tenderness and closeness develop the bond between parent and child. Dr. Deepak Chopra, contributing editor of Parenting explains the relationship between a mother and her child: “A single-cell embryo divides only fifty times to become one hundred
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Recently a reader shared with me how hard it is to find helpful and accurate information about raising children, especially special needs kids. That’s one of the reasons she and two of her friends created a site called WonderMoms.org. She writes: “Lately, my husband and I have been talking about what the future will look
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