Showing posts with label mom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mom. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Bank it up!

Emotions are kind of like banking, in a way. If you deposit peaceful times and kindness and positive thoughts and joy, then you build up a stronger account of hope and all that.

Happy goes in the bank.

from the transcript of a chat on Mental Health
Chrissy Florence photo
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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Thoughts, words, actions...


"I was frequently reminded that 'thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become your character and your character becomes your destiny'. My dad was gifted at helping me be more thoughtful with my words and actions, and make better choices. He was the kindest person I knew."
—Rippy Dusseldorp Saran

SandraDodd.com/alwayslearning/benefit
photo by Rippy Dusseldorp Saran
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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Remember "partnership"

Being patient and compassionate with a child who is sad or hungry or tired or maybe teething or frustrated with his friends is good. Feeling good makes you calmer and more confident. It will give you stores of calm and clarity so that you can remember that your spouse might be sad or hungry or tired, maybe aging, aching, or frustrated with his co-workers and friends.

If you have come to feel adversarial in any way toward your partner, remember "partnership." Help him or her follow interests or hobbies or to take care of collections, or to see a favorite TV show. Support his interests. Being nicer makes you a nicer person.

SandraDodd.com/betterpartner
photo by Joyce Fetteroll
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Food and dinner


We've never made our kids wait for dinner. If they're hungry, they can snack.



Ideas about Dinner
The image is of a painting by Pierre Mignard in the 1640's
and it's a link.

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Everything special

"Looking through some old photos. I just really liked this one. Nothing special. Everything special."
—Karen James


SandraDodd.com/karenjames
photo by Doug James
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