Wow. I think this is my 34th post, and the first time I’ve approached the computer without a sense of what I might write about. So maybe I’ll write about the experience of writing every day. It’s been amazing. Knowing I would be writing something every evening, something connected with the theme of peace, has …
The former refers to keeping my cool and perspective as a parent; the latter, parenting choices that I hope will help raise a happy, self-aware world citizen. Here are some ways I do that. Ways I fall short will come in another post. Being a Peaceful Parent. 1. Accepting the way I parent. I’m certainly …
Today brought some nice moments. Lovely nursing with my daughter several times – before leaving for work in the morning, after her nap at my parents’, in the car before coming home. I had a meeting with the woman I mentioned earlier whose well-maintained appearance inspired me to work on my own. She commented that …
Several months after we were married my husband offered me an extravagant birthday gift: a trip to Europe. I was unemployed, just having finished a year of sessional teaching at the university. We had a bit of money in the bank that might have been used for loan payments but could be used for travel. …
I think this is may be one of the definitions of peace. It’s not something in which I excel. When I become inundated with to-dos they tend to take over my life. And then calm vanishes, peace of mind is gone, and I’m rushing all the time to get everything done. The last couple of …
This blog is not about my daughter. However … since she is my constant companion and sweet little love, many of my experiences and insights come from her. This one was inspiring and rejuvenating. And cute. She has developed a habit of popping off my breast while nursing to play with my nipple – push …
Sitting in bed, holding my sleeping baby girl in my arms, feeling her breathe, gazing at her perfect sweet face.
Over the last few days I’ve realized that I’m infected to an unhealthy degree with mom guilt. I never expected to be affected as much as I have been. I thought I had a reasonable sense of my own limits and needs and that I would be able to take care of my daughter while …
Lately I am feeling challenged around the personal growth required by mothering. There are things I want to be as a mom: patient, understanding, accepting. And as I navigate the new demands of this time period – returning to work, busy summer – I am finding a severe lack of these qualities. Today exemplified my …
Today did not rate high on the peace-o-meter. Baby was up until 10 the night before and I was wiped from 3 intense days in training. Sore, itchy throat last night and this morning. I tried to do too much in the morning then rush up to mom’s before baby’s first nap – so was …