Some Keep Your Shit Together Inspiration

I've been inspired every weekday for several months by a newsletter I subscribe to. This one and several since December 18th have been unbelievably helpful to me.

Check this guy out - he specializes in working with parents and I think his 'meditations' are helpful for life in general - not just parenting.

THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle
www.enjoyparenting.com/dailygroove

:: Unreasonable Love ::

To love *unconditionally* means you don't need a
"reason" to justify loving. In other words...

1. When you have a good reason to love, then you love.
2. When you have a good reason *not* to love, you love anyway.
3. You love for no reason at all.

In our conditional-loving culture, "reasonable" loving
is the norm. So today let's practice the second and
third types of loving...

Whenever your child behaves in a way that would
conventionally be seen as an excuse to love *less*,
be a rebel and love *more*! That doesn't mean praising
behavior you dislike, it means responding with your
heart wide open.

Also, draw a heart on the back of your hand (or create
any easily noticeable cue), and whenever you notice
it, say "I love you" or offer your child a hug, a
loving gaze, or any loving gesture.

How does it feel to love "just because"? Are you
willing to love *yourself* "unreasonably" too? :-)

http://dailygroove.net/unreasonable-love

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Copyright (c) 2006 by Scott Noelle
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"Inspiration & Coaching for Progressive Parents"
http://www.ScottNoelle.com
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