Putting it All Together
It’s hard letting go at any age. I remember it being particularly difficult at 5, 11, 16, 20. Looking back it was about every 4-6 years! Each time it felt like they were going FOREVER! I realized they are like boomerangs! They return when you throw them! They can’t return if they’re not thrown!
Every time I throw my boomerangs I get better at throwing and they come back stronger each and every time! I didn’t think it was possible, but I love my boys more each and every day!… Continue reading
The times we become unhappy are usually the moments we attempt to control another person. Learning that awareness starts the process in letting go and regaining happiness. Continue reading
Motherhood – it will change your life
We are sitting at lunch when she casually mentioned that she and her husband are thinking of “starting a family.” “We’re taking a survey,” she says, half joking “Do you think I should have a baby?”
“It will change your life,” I say carefully, keeping my tone neutral.
“I know,” she says, “no more sleeping in on the weekend, no more spontaneous vacations…” But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my friend, trying to decide what to tell her.
I want her to know what she will never learn in child birth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing heal, but that becoming a mother will leave her… Continue reading
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