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YOU DON’T NEED A QUIET LIFE TO CREATE A PEACEFUL ONE—JUST A FEW POWERFUL INTENTIONS, PERSPECTIVE SHIFTS, AND SMALL RITUALS.
Hi there my Lovelies.
Since you’ve last heard from me, I’ve been busy making some intentional and very deliberate moves towards nurturing more calmness… Even the word itself sounds so soothing departing my mouth in a breathy two syllables at this moment. And this is a FAR deviation from the quality of my granular, day-to-day activities that involve me showing up for my two extraordinary children in a capacity that they require.
On just yesterday, I found myself mildly threatening one of them with some absurd form of discipline when I could no longer continue to see and hear their stimming behavior continue to disturb the gathering of people that I was amidst as they all attempted to look past the ordeal. Bless them…
I used to frequently reason with myself that I’ll surely “get the hang of” my parenting role and feel much better while performing it when things manage to calm down. And without any research being necessary, I certainly know that this thought is an all-too common one among mothers everywhere of typical and neurodivergent children alike.