Posts Tagged ‘Self love’
We Are Both the Darkness and the Light
It’s strange the things that set me off. The things that set off the struggle between my light side and my dark side. Rudeness. Littering. Being unkind. Entitled attitude. Laziness. Parents who swear at their young children. But today what set me off was the mother of a middle school student who goes to school across…
Read MoreInspiration comes from the strangest places (and learning to accept praise)
Have you ever been struck by inspiration from something unusual? Like a song, or a movie, or even possibly from something a child said? Recently, I was flipping channels on the TV while I was eating lunch. Most of the time, I watch something newsy or educational if I want to watch TV during lunch.…
Read MoreHow to talk to yourself so you’ll listen
There’s a book written for parents called “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen…And Listen So Kids Will Talk” by Adele Faber. I read it a long time ago when my daughter was in middle school. The book gave me some ideas of ways to communicate with a pre-teen and teen girl that I hadn’t…
Read MoreDon’t beat yourself up for wanting more
Most people want to be more–more organized, more active, more productive. Or we want to be better at something – eat better, run better, better with our finances, better partners, better parents or friends or better children to our aging parent. It seems that everyone is always looking for ways to improve themselves. “I want…
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