All I ask for today. 1) My children to wake happy. 2) Make feasible goals. 3) Attain those goals happily. Those people out there that dont have much time left are struck with this amazing ability to see what is worth their time. I may not be very religious, but, I pray for that ability every day. I hope to wake up at 600 so that I can have this hour of contemplation every morning. That is step one to this new life. Long term goals. 1) Work more. $5 to $10 every day can change my life. 2) Play with my children more. I need to find 30 minutes to an hour to focus just on each one. It will be a great use of time. 3) Stifle my yelling. It does no good to yell. Every time I want to yell I will drink a bottle of water. (reusable bottle...) Time outs are not a bad thing. I want to teach my boys that they are in fact great time to reflect on how you truly feel. I hope to no longer make them feel like time outs are punishment. We can take a time out together. I can take them to my room and lie down and relax for five minutes. I think itll be much happier than crying in the corner for those five minutes. I feel that crying for that time is wasting time that could be spent happy. Goals just for today. 1) Focus on Gabriel for an hour while Tyler is in school. 2) Clean the kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Happily. 3) Earn at least $5. 4) Spend at least an hour on the new comforter. 5) Help Tyler with his homework. Read with him. And, play with him for an hour. I am hard on my children to do things in certain ways. They are tough and responsible. I dont think that I am TO hard on them. But, I feel that I need to spend more time being a friendly and less time being the boss. As a mother, it is hard to balance the two. Im sure that I can find a peaceful balance that allows me to teach them in a way that I desire while keeping the love between us where is should be. A child should be able to talk to their mother about anything without fear of judgment or other emotional pain. It should be easy an d natural. I strive to be the neutral ear for my children. A soundboard of sorts where they can input ideas and receive praise to continue to work hard on those ideas. :ramble:
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:51:56 +0000
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