Isn't it just so frustrating and stressful when things don't go your way? We should be able to have our cake and eat it too. Right? But who ever said life was supposed to cooperate like that? Now, believe it or not, I'm all for visualization, energy, and spiritual exercises that are designed to align our deeper motivations and energies with our outward actions so that we draw more … [Read more...]
Compassion Transforms Parental Suffering
I was walking to work the other day and happened to witness a disturbing interaction between a mother and a young child. This child was running away from the mother (and grandmother) while the caregivers waited, with increasing frustration, for the child’s return. I was across the street, a very busy and loud street. But I clearly heard the shouts and agitated pleas of the mother, … [Read more...]
Mindful Parenting: Giving the Gift of Sovereignty
Your children don't know every single thing that you think about them. They can’t possibly. Nor would that be very useful to anyone involved. As a parent, you don’t know every single thing about your children. You can’t possibly. Nor would that be very useful to anyone involved. However, it can be very helpful to approach what you already do (and will) know with a certain type of respect. It’s … [Read more...]
