I spoke to my daughter today. She cried. I cried. Hopefully we communicated. I have a friend who is also worried about her child. Lord, please show us the right path, the right words to communicate to our children that we love them and only want what is best for them. Keep them safe and show them the right direction.
ACCEPT
Accept the way things are. Recognize that there are some things you never will change—no matter how smart and loving you are. Accept that people will always do the best they can in that moment. Accept that if they had the capacity to do better, then surely they would. Accept a compliment graciously; don’t apologize. Accept a gift with gratitude; don’t push it away. Accept that your child is going through a prickly stage, and acknowledge that you have stages of your own. Know that this, too, shall pass. Your body is changing, so you’d better accept it. Accept that it will never be what it was before, and that eventually it may even be better. Accept aging without fear. Accept the fact that you can’t do it all. Ask for help and accept it. Accept an invitation to get together with other mothers, and meet each one with an air of acceptance.
2 comments:
hope you both worked it out to your satisfaction:) have a great thursday
Deb
Glad you communicated, hope you feel a little better. That book sounds really good, especially the bit about aging without fear - topical for me as it's my birthday on Sunday! x
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