My youngest child is about to graduate from high school and although it is a melancholy time for me and my whole family it got me to thinking about all the ways in which my life and our lives as a family is also ending in one area and about to take flight in other areas. … [Read more...] about 6 Ideas that “Serve Us” in Service
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A Lesson from Ana’s Grandfather
My friend Ana and I were talking about patience recently. I told Ana how I increased patience by getting into the longest checkout line in the supermarket or by counting to fifteen before reaching for a can of peas or unlocking my front door. All the techniques I used are often … [Read more...] about A Lesson from Ana’s Grandfather
Stop Children’s Fighting Over Toys
When parents buy a toy for their children, we have visions of happy, smiling children enjoying the toy. Ideally, all the children in one family will share toys, especially if it would be too expensive to buy one for each child. Too often though, children end up fighting over the … [Read more...] about Stop Children’s Fighting Over Toys
9 Ideas to Communicate Without Anger
“There are times when the ocean is not the ocean - not blue, not even water, but some violent explosion of energy and danger: ferocity on a scale only gods can summon. It hurls itself at the island, sending spray right over the top of the lighthouse, biting pieces off the cliff. … [Read more...] about 9 Ideas to Communicate Without Anger
6 Pathways Toward Attracting Your Dreams
“She wasn't where she had been. She wasn't where she was going, but she was on her way.” ― Jodi Hills I’m sure by now many of you have heard about visioning, vision statements, laws of attraction, positive energy, etc. It sounds good on paper and in conversations but does it … [Read more...] about 6 Pathways Toward Attracting Your Dreams
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to