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“Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind, the race is long and in the end it’s only with yourself”-Baz Luhrman It’s that time of the year were everyone seems to get a little overwhelmed. The holidays, the end of the year … Continue reading
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Anyone else have a Thanksgiving hangover like me? Whether you had too much food, too much family, too much not working out, or too much shopping, it’s easy to feel a little less than zen over the holidays. I had … Continue reading
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We do not remember days; we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese While I don’t believe in living in the past, reliving your past can bring you a lot of joy. (Unless you had 80′s Aquanet hair like me!: ) You know … Continue reading
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“He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.” -Chinese Proverb The most frustrating part about being a mom for me is not always being able to complete a thought. Sometimes the key … Continue reading
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Living in a space that’s free of clutter is one way to stay zen. But after a day of working or taking care of the kids and cleaning up thier clutter (that never seems to go away or even starts … Continue reading
Each Monday I try to write a post that gets you thinking or motivated for the week. I’m now officially going to call it the “Monday Motivator”. Mondays can be tough, it’s usually a day where I need a little kick in the butt to get me going. I’m usually either a little disappointed that the weekend is over and feeling a little behind or I’m feeling super energetic ready to tackle the week and all it’s adventures. Either way Monday is always a great day to start fresh.
“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” ~Ralph Nichols
This week I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed from everything I have been trying to take on from my family to new work projects to just life in general. I’ve also been feeling a little down because the busier I get the more I try to do things by myself. And the more I try to do things by myself the more isolated I feel and less understood. I think we all just want people to understand how we are feeling, not that we necessarily have a problem that needs to be solved. We just want to be heard. But what I realized this weekend is that while I need to be understood I could probably also be a better listener-for my husband, my kids, my friends. I think when we all get caught up in our “own stuff” we forget to really listen.
So this week I am going to practice better listening, to be present versus getting wrapped up in my own thoughts or judgements. Here are two good articles about effective listening.
How are you feeling? Do you feel understood? Are you listening to your husband? Your Kids?
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“You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.” – Jerry Gillies The more I talk to my mom friends the more the topic … Continue reading
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Good Morning. Are you in 3 day weekend withdrawal like me? Do you feel like you need a jump start? School starts this week for my kids. So I’m starting off the school year with a personal challenge as well- … Continue reading
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