Model Cheerfulness

What do you do when you encounter unfriendly service people?  (For example, someone in health care.)  Initially, I feel disappointed, that this person chose a career in serving others and then greets me without a trace of a smile.

Then, I am inspired, when I encounter these people, to be engaging and kind.  I move past my disappointment at the sour face, and choose to be warm.

When my children witness an encounter with an unfriendly person, I instinctively want to shield them from that person.  Knowing that they will meet and engage with all types of people, I choose to model kindness.  

What do you do when you meet people who are reluctant to smile, matter of fact, and do not exhibit warmth to your children?

Use Spring as a Metaphor

How can you bring more Spring into your life?
Trees are about to go un-dormant.  How about you?
Consider making changes in how you

• respond to your children
• take more conscious breaths
• release stress

Making these changes will contribute to your vibrant state of well-being.  You will feel better and your family will surely notice.  Start budding with fresh ideas to improve your life!

How to Get Your Kid to Change

So what is driving you nuts about your child?
What do you wish they did better, faster or more neatly?
If you are getting to know me, you know the answer is not in making your child change.

What can you change about yourself, so that what your child does no longer causes you to feel uncomfortable, or say something you later regret?
Get in touch with that piece of yourself, and you will make a powerful impact on changing the world around you!

Stop Comparing, Start Accepting

If you are a the parent of more than one child, it seems impossible not to compare them.  One is messy, one a neat freak.  One is picky and one is open to trying new things.  One is fearful and one is adventurous.  The list is endless!


Challenge yourself to put the brakes on comparing,  and view each child as an individual.  Accept them as they are, without comparison.
The secret to getting started with this is....
to Love and Accept Yourself.

When Your Kid is Driving You Crazy...

You have the power to stop it dead in its tracks.

Point your finger at yourself.  What is it about yourself that you are rejecting right now?  What do you feel badly about?  How are you not good enough?

Now, send some loving energy toward you.  Accept and love yourself just as you are.  You are perfect, right now, in this moment.  Breathe and release.

I assure you, your kids' behavior is a reflection of how you feel about yourself.  When you change YOU, all else changes too!

It's Getting Better All the Time...

What a great affirmation from The Beatles!  I heard this on the radio yesterday morning, and I just can't get it out of my head.  Give it a try, and notice how your day just keeps getting better.  Notice the synchronicites that occur that make your day easier.

Hum it, Sing it, and it will happen for you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Say "Yes" More...to your kids

Are you tired of sounding like a drill sergeant or tyrant?  Every now and then, stop and hear your voice as your children do.  How often are you saying "No!", sighing in disgust, rolling your eyes, or throwing up your hands in surrender?
Probably, if you're like most parents...too often!
For today, add more "YES" to your diet.  Say yes to your children's questions and see how our day unfolds.  (Of course, use your own "parental guidance" to determine if Yes is completely out of the question.)
Otherwise, go for it and see what good comes your way!