Over this past week of school vacation my daughter has been wearing quite the “interesting” choice of clothing. She has worn such things as pants that are way too short for her, stripes with plaid, and other such mis-matched type choices or clothing selections that she has clearly grown out of. One day I finally called her out on her outfit choices, wondering why anyone would want to wear pants that are too short for them baffled me. The answer my daughter gave me regarding her outfit choices was; I don’t care what other people say, I don’t care what other people think. You taught me to not worry about what others think of me and I want to be different. I don’t want to look or be like anyone …
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Communication is Extremely Difficult Sometimes
I always had a way with words, written down on paper, yet to speak to another human being as if they are a human being with feelings has not always been my strong point when I am upset or annoyed. It is all too easy at times to throw the blame at someone else, specifically your partner in life, when something has not been done or maybe wasn’t done to your liking. One of the promises I made to myself for this New Year is to start being more open about my feelings, both negative and positive alike. Working on communicating, truly speaking with someone back and forth in a real conversation about a topic that is important, is extremely difficult for me with a specific person. I find it’s …
Sprout Kindness Counts
I want my children to have empathy and compassion towards others, I want them to know what kindness does not only for others but for their own happiness. I am a Mom who has shown my children that making others smile is so worth more than any amount of money in the world. Today I am excited to share with you a new multiplatform pro-social initiative that the 24 hour Sprout channel is offering for children of a preschool age to encourage the development of empathy. Sprout Kindness Counts is a great way to start young with discouraging bullying. I know that my daughter is already starting to experience the occasional bullying from peers and peer pressure is really difficult for a child to deal with. I know as a …
What Makes You Feel Accomplished?
In order to be fully living life at your happiest you need to know what it is that makes you happy. I firmly believe that if you have all that you need to feel accomplished and an individual person that you will lead a happy life regardless of relationship or financial status! What Makes Me Feel Accomplished? Ability to write & work from 8 or 9pm until I am tired. Ability to write daily to get thoughts out of my mind. Quiet time in the evening hours. Making some form of income on my own. Financial independence from any other person. You see what makes me feel accomplished is making my own money, having the free time in the evening hours, well late night hours, to write or work whatever …
