Tag Archives: Raising yourself
The demands of raising an infant rival’s a hospital intensive care. Monitoring and surveillance 24/7.
We go through changes in mothering throughout the age set transitions of our children as well as our mothers. Demands of raising an infant rival hospital intensive care. Monitoring and surveillance 24/7. Growth spurts of toddlers and adolescents are barely a step…..
Nobody goes through life without making mistakes.
We cannot move forward in life holding on to baggage of the past. We have not been crowned Judge, Jury and Executioner! In fact “let she who is without sin cast the first stone”! Nobody goes through life without making mistakes. But it is often difficult not to take things personally when it comes from our own mother! Whether our mother is…..
But how do we leverage life’s duties and delights to have the best quality of life and our highest level of accomplishment?
It’s easy in theory juggling our multiple roles. But how do we leverage life’s duties and delights to have the best quality of life and our highest level of accomplishment? We are simultaneously worker, wife, mother, housekeeper, PTA parent,…..
Can we be more connected yet more alone?
Despite our technological advances and social networking are we feeling more connected or more alone? We stay in touch however are people touching our lives the way we need them to? Can we be more connected yet more alone? Now it seems more awkward not to be engaged in our devices in a crowd. But who can we share our deepest thoughts with? Where can we lay our burdens down?
Boston University researchers find that there is a rise in the number of narcissistic traits in the US culture.
In this modern age it seems like the majority are more concerned with fame and fortune while few people seem focused on building character. Boston University researchers find that there is a rise in the number of narcissistic traits in the US culture. Two psychologists argue this in their 2009 book The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement. American…..
The frightened little girl inside of me was seeking attention since as long as I can remember. As the “Baby” with 3 older siblings, I wanted to be important. My brother the only boy had that point of privilege taken. My oldest sister was the boss of us and surely had that covered. My middle sister was the beautiful one… for certain! I decided to be the smart one, the dancer, the artist and the athletic “Tom Boy” of the…..