Are you a parent, or thinking about growing some kids? Do you feel like a beach ball on the ocean being battered by waves in the middle of a storm of advice? People telling you what you must/must not do to be a successful parent? And if you don't, UH OH, your poor kids...Does this help you smile and enjoy being a parent, or potential parent? Or not so much? What if parenting wasn't what you thought it was? What if it could be whatever you chose it to be? What would that be? Try this on for size. Ask yourself “What if my job as a parent was to be joyful?” What would create more joy for you as a parent? Acknowledging everyone else's points of view as interesting, then asking “Does this work for me?” and creating your life based on your own awareness? What if the greatest gift you could offer your children was to show them the joy of life and living is whatever they choose it to be.
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What do people around you talk about? Do they gossip and talk endlessly about the next installment of the trauma and drama in their or other people's lives? Do they usually focus on who did what bad thing to someone else? Do you enjoy it and join in? Does it make you feel uncomfortable or get you down? Or are you simply puzzled why people spend their time talking about things like this? If you're not enjoying the conversations around you ask “What do I enjoy talking about?” and notice what comes to mind. If you realize that what you enjoy doesn't match what people around you are talking about, simply acknowledge it with “interesting I don't enjoy this.” If you can't remove yourself from conversation, a smile, a nod and interesting point of view energy will take you out of resist and react. What if by not engaging in the talk, you changed the conversation? And you can always ask “What will it take for more fun people to come and play?” and find people who are more in your zone.
Do all sorts of magical creatures find you during the holidays, especially when you're offering cake and beer? Who are they in your circles? You know the ones, the Snakes who always bite you when you least expect it, because it's instinct? Or the Bring Downers, who simply get a kick out of making your life hell and bringing you down? Does it always shock, horrify, disappoint or upset you when they do it, again and again? What if you gave up expecting everyone to be nice like you, and instead played this game? First, recognise who the Snakes and Bring Downers are in your life. Then you can choose to stay out of their way. And, when they do enter your life, see them and acknowledge them for being great at what they do. How? When they start with the biting and the bringing down – without heat – say “Wow, you're really good at doing that!” When they ask “What's that?” reply “Whatever you're doing now. What is that?” Then listen with “interesting point of view” energy, or walk away.
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