Don’t ask me how I got this way, but I just don’t struggle with worry. I know it’s a gift and I am eternally grateful for it. I don’t struggle with fear. My mind doesn’t immediately run to the “worst case scenario.” Maybe it’s because my folks weren’t big worriers. I grew up in a [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Wait To Worry: Procrastination at Its Best
Posted in Personal Growth, present moment, spiritual growth, tagged anxiety, calm, fear, future, mother's wisdom, Parenting, peace, present moment, procrastination, proverbs, wait to worry, wisdom, worry on February 19, 2010 | 40 Comments »
A Mother’s Modus Operandi: “Bloom Where You Are Planted.”
Posted in Parenting, tagged bloom where you are planted, life lessons, mother's wisdom, Parenting, proverbs, raising children on February 5, 2010 | 48 Comments »
“Bloom Where You Are Planted.” This one phrase encapsulates the philosophy by which my mother lived. She and my dad moved 28 times during their 61 years of marriage—and I’m talking different cities, different states, different countries. My oldest brother, bore the brunt of it. I remember him telling me that he went to four [...]