Why are some moms happy and others are not? Are you happy right now? Why? Why not?
Do you ever rush through your day, eager to move on to the next thing without taking the time to truly enjoy the present moment? Is your family happy right now, or are you too busy trying to "get to XYZ" in order to "finally be happy."
Because I was too eager to go home and pack, I failed to enjoy what was happening all around me. We were leaving friends to move far away. My kids were saying their goodbyes, and I was taking video and pictures, but I wasn't paying attention. I feel badly about this.
Pack.
I made a mistake. I'm human, but I'm not comfortable with my decision.
I can choose to spend more of my day in a blissful/thankful/joyful/HAPPY state then in a sourpuss/frowny/nothing is ever good enough state. I am in charge. It's my choice.
I wish for this for my daughters when they become moms.
I'm not talking about being the Resolve lady who answers from the other room "That's Okay!" in a sing-songy voice when her kids say they just spilled grape juice on the carpet.
Who in their right mind would do that? She must be on crack. It's grape juice! Grape juice stains!
But so does freaking out. And so does yelling and screaming and throwing grown-up temper tantrums.
What for?
Grape juice?
On carpeting.
Really?
Is it really worth it?
We've all done it. We've lost our cool, and our compassion in the quest to be a super mom.
So we crack.
Those moms who appear on the outside to be supermoms-do they not have babies up at all hours of the night? Do they not have dishes to wash, a husband who works too much, kids who act ungrateful and the forever-growing Mt. Washmore in their house?
Or have they just decided to be happy?
Is that it?
To just *decide*?
But I can't be happy right now. I'm too fat. My house is too disorganized. My kids don't listen. They don't sleep, either. I have a deadline at work. My husband doesn't help. And he's losing his hair. And he never cuts his toenails. I need new bras. I have too much laundry to do. That lady in the grocery store looked at me funny. I haven't done the baby's scrapbook and he's turning 14 next month.
I'm too busy to be happy right now. It's not in the cards.
It's up to you.
You are the boss of you.
You are in charge of every experience you have today and tomorrow.
You are your child(ren)'s best role model.
Choose to have fun today.
Choose to love a stranger today.
Choose to be happy.
Do you ever rush through your day, eager to move on to the next thing without taking the time to truly enjoy the present moment? Is your family happy right now, or are you too busy trying to "get to XYZ" in order to "finally be happy."
Because I was too eager to go home and pack, I failed to enjoy what was happening all around me. We were leaving friends to move far away. My kids were saying their goodbyes, and I was taking video and pictures, but I wasn't paying attention. I feel badly about this.
Pack.
I made a mistake. I'm human, but I'm not comfortable with my decision.
I can choose to spend more of my day in a blissful/thankful/joyful/HAPPY state then in a sourpuss/frowny/nothing is ever good enough state. I am in charge. It's my choice.
I wish for this for my daughters when they become moms.
I'm not talking about being the Resolve lady who answers from the other room "That's Okay!" in a sing-songy voice when her kids say they just spilled grape juice on the carpet.
Who in their right mind would do that? She must be on crack. It's grape juice! Grape juice stains!
But so does freaking out. And so does yelling and screaming and throwing grown-up temper tantrums.
What for?
Grape juice?
On carpeting.
Really?
Is it really worth it?
We've all done it. We've lost our cool, and our compassion in the quest to be a super mom.
So we crack.
Those moms who appear on the outside to be supermoms-do they not have babies up at all hours of the night? Do they not have dishes to wash, a husband who works too much, kids who act ungrateful and the forever-growing Mt. Washmore in their house?
Or have they just decided to be happy?
Is that it?
To just *decide*?
But I can't be happy right now. I'm too fat. My house is too disorganized. My kids don't listen. They don't sleep, either. I have a deadline at work. My husband doesn't help. And he's losing his hair. And he never cuts his toenails. I need new bras. I have too much laundry to do. That lady in the grocery store looked at me funny. I haven't done the baby's scrapbook and he's turning 14 next month.
I'm too busy to be happy right now. It's not in the cards.
It's up to you.
You are the boss of you.
You are in charge of every experience you have today and tomorrow.
You are your child(ren)'s best role model.
Choose to have fun today.
Choose to love a stranger today.
Choose to be happy.
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