Category Archives: Expectations

11 Step Program for Those Thinking of Having Kids

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Today’s brilliant tongue-in-cheek <but only a little> post was received from a friend over at facebook, Amy Lawrence.

11 Step Program for those thinking of having kids

Lesson 1

1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the paper.
5. Read it for the last time.

Lesson 2

Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their…
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child’s breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior.
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forgive us our lapses…

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When I have an unusually  busy spell, the kind that prevents me from blogging for a whole week, it leaves me feeling a bit out of sorts and filled with critical thoughts about myself. When the busy-ness is focused around people with life and death struggles, I can forgive myself for missing a blog post with more grace.

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5 Misunderstandings About Children

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A couple of people have recently asked me where I’m going with this blog. When I’m out of alignment and all wrapped up in my ‘taking things seriously’ mode I ponder this question as if it’s meaningful… however…

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You’re not the boss of me!

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If you have a child over the age of two… then it’s likely you’ve heard that line at least a time or two.

“YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!”

On the surface it may simply be a response from a child resisting what they’re being asked (or told) to do.  Yet I ask you to consider another perspective…

Whether spoken to a sibling or a parent… it’s a good indicator that a child is on the verge of feeling over-powered by someone. And even a young child realizes that there is something ‘off’ about that.

Even a child knows that it is the job of each of us to be the boss of ourselves!

So, if you hear that line coming at you, instead of pushing against it and creating resistance as you may be tempted to do… why not pause a moment and consider how well you are doing when it comes to being the boss of yourself.

Being the boss of yourself means you take responsibility for your own thoughts, your own alignment, knowing the powerful, positive impact your alignment has on all of your relationships.

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Parenting in the Vortex – Abraham Hicks

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Today I’m sharing a recorded segment of Abraham responding to a parents statement that she wants to be the best parent she can be.

I love the wisdom of Abe’s response so along with this YouTube video clip, Parenting in the Vortex,  I’ve included below it an ‘imperfect’ transcript. ;-)

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