My kids and I pray and meditate but we don't go to church. Not sure if it's because of all of the mediocre to bad experiences I've had or because I don't really like groups of people... I can't tell. Either way we don't go to church.
One day while having a conversation about "control" we got on the topic of "Does God Control You"... Heavy stuff. We arrived here because I explained to my kids that I did not control them. As their mother I am guiding and teaching them but I don't "control" them. They have free will to choose and there are consequences for their actions. Kids believe that their parents have magical power over them. I wish but not true.
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We know that smiling takes less muscles and effort than frowning. In fact 15 muscles less! The same with our demeanor, it takes more effort to choose negativity over positivity. So why do many people choose sadness over joy? For many people it's a matter of prolonging how they feel in the moment to continually reflect on that feeling for longer than necessary. It's hard to let go. We believe that holding on to what we know will bring us comfort. However holding on to negativity actually brings more discomfort. But guess what? In a desperate effort to find comfort, we hold on to that new feeling of negativity in an effort to find more comfort. It's cyclical so you can probably see where this is going. Conversely, letting go makes you stronger. Letting go is harder. Letting go is uncertain. Letting go takes work.
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I'm a former teacher and former college athlete, currently working to make life more equitable for all people. My mission is to get parents to partner with their child's teacher.
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