According to my 3 year old you can be a good mama and a bad mama. What a relief! Did you know about this? 😉 • My 3 year old: “Mama, you’re a good mama.” • Me: “Really? Even after I yelled at your brother “ Him: “Yes, you was a bad mama when you …
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But it’s true!
A lot of my clients say “but it’s true!”. So what ? Does that mean you need to think that in your head over and over again ? What is the upside of thinking something that is true that is also creating frustration and resentment? None that I can see. What does serve me here …
Leave space
Tired thoughts. Spruce Meadows yesterday. We came, we saw the marching band who has been practicing in our neighbourhood for the least few weeks. I felt excited to see these high school kids perform. They have grown on me. I love seeing all the high school kids or university students who are camp leaders for …
Summer Planning
You really do need to plan MORE in summer and FOR summer. The bigger the chunk of ‘free’ time you have the more you have to plan. I keep saying it over and over again and I keep finding more and more proof for it. I spent almost 2 hours yesterday morning getting help from …
The type of client and student i am
Does this ever happen to you that you realize one day that you are doing exactly what you want to be doing and being exactly who you want to be being? The other day i was sending some of my favourite podcasts to my friend and at that moment i realized – i have HIRED …
What is Self-Confidence?
It is the ability and willingness to feel any feeling. You are self-confident if you are not afraid to feel • fear • failure • embarrassment • humiliation • isolation What is the worst that can happen in life? – death – loss – humiliation – divorce – decease – rejection – embarrassment What …
Feeling Appreciated
(the picture here is from a few years back when I had 2 kids and haven’t yet learned to appreciate myself and all I do. I am so grateful to myself for figuring out how to appreciate myself. You can too! Can you see the look in my eye, happiness and victimhood all in one?) …
Back Alley
I am grateful. For the simple joys of summer. And that is – watching my boys explore our back alley. Amongst all the amazing things we did this summer – vacations, trips, playgrounds, family visits, water fun – we found that pure and simple summer fun in something unexpected, unplanned and free – our …
To Yell or not to Yell?
What do I know about yelling at my kids? A lot. What I feel when I yell. I feel like I need to stop whatever is happening at any cost. If it’s a screaming kid I can yell at him to stop yelling. If it’s two fighting boys I can get in there and …