Being present in my life feels like holding flubber in my hands - you know that slime kids play with? It's interesting and wiggly; you want to hold onto it, to pass it from hand to hand, but then it can slip right through your fingers. Sometimes I can be present, I can mindfully wash dishes or pack [...]Continue Reading
Journal Prompts on Loving and Being Loved
Loving and being loved, it sounds so simple, but the truth is not always simple. Love is a complex web of action and emotion. More often than not, real love has its sleeves rolled up, dirt and grime smeared on its arms, and sweat dripping down its forehead.-Seth Adam Smith These Fill Your Cup [...]Continue Reading
20 Journal Prompts on Nurturing YOU This Year
After close to a decade of being a mom, I realize that the times I enjoy parenting most is when I am nurturing and taking care of myself - not leaving my needs until last. As we head into a new year it feels like a natural time for evaluating how we've been living, what we want for ourselves and [...]Continue Reading
Starting Over – 5 Questions for Making Your Personal Plan
As we've been talking about using a kind voice instead of yelling here, many people have left comments like this one, "On those days where I’ve just lost my cool too many times and the guilt just overwhelms me when my head hits that pillow. I vow tomorrow I’ll be better. And then that vicious [...]Continue Reading
What Happens When We Don’t Choose
A Little Story and Journal Prompts for Making a Choice Kale sprouts emerged in my garden, and I knew I needed to thin them so they would grow healthy. At first there were so many it was easy to pluck them and still leave plenty growing. As they got larger it got harder to choose. I [...]Continue Reading
Breathe – Journal Prompts
Fill Your Cup - take a breath before jumping into another busy week. A Few Moments to Take Care of Yourself You can take just 10 - 30 minutes on these prompts to write, draw or paint each week. Read through the journal prompts and let them get you started; respond to what strikes you and leave [...]Continue Reading
