What a touching story! Kids really are great teacher... if we can sit can and be open to the experience! I sometimes find myself too high strung or trying to rush from A to B. What you mentioned about holding our children to such high constraints or expectations hit the nail on the head for me. They're little - they're supposed to make mistakes. After all, that's how we learn right?! This was a great reminder to take it easier and appreciate the moments more!
I'm so glad. It was helpful for you. We all get caught up in our routines, and it's also important to not be too hard on ourselves. Of course we want to be gentle with our kids, but being gentle with ourselves is important and also good modeling so our kids will learn to be gentle with themselves too. That said, I'd certainly love to see a shift in what our larger culture expects from children.
Beautifully said. I know I'm often much too hard on myself and I see that in my son as well. Thank you for the reminder!
The inner critic is often terribly harsh. Mine is constantly yammering about one thing or another.
haha, I hear you! It's so difficult sometimes to quiet the inner critic! Lately I've been throwing on some headphones and listening to a podcast. Hearing someone else talk helps me stop wasting time I'll never get back and learn some new things instead! Love what you're doing with solar! When we get our home that will be a priority for us!
There's definitely a ton of uplifting stuff out there to listen to. That's a really good idea.
That's awesome you're interested in solar. It's such a wonderful option. Our network of providers is in the US, Canada, and Australia, so if you're in any of those places, I'd be happy to help you.