Grow Through What You Go Through: The Jagged Journey to Our Highest Selves
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14/10/2018
So important.
14/10/2018
Good morning
Great Advice
11/10/2018
Pay attention to synchronicity!🙌
09/10/2018
This is a safe space, if you need it, use it. 💜
07/10/2018
What is your core belief?
05/10/2018
Positive thinking is powerful !!
04/10/2018
Feel stuck or on repeat?
I don’t know who needs this today.....
This is long, but I hope it helps some of you feel like you are not alone, or just maybe feel okay about not always being amazing at parenting, lord knows we all have days where we feel utterly defeated and undeserving of the unconditional love from our children.
So here goes....It’s been a long time since I’ve thrown a grown up tantrum in front of my children, but this morning.. it happened. We have an hour commute to the city where they go to school, it’s more convenient for their father this way.. and I’m the queen of compromising my sanity for the benefit of others to prevent conflict.. what can I say.. I am a bit of a pushover. But this morning, we were running late, we have to be out of the house by 6:50am otherwise we are surely doomed! It was 7:04am and my youngest, who is 9 (and always wanting to please me)... had gotten all of her tennis shoes wet over the weekend, we had such a fun and busy time... by Sunday since we are currently under construction in our home, we’ve been living out of bags and baskets and all I wanted to do was get the house semi put back together.. so I did that diligently and completely spaced throwing her shoes in the dryer. So when she couldn’t find any to wear this morning ... I started throwing stuff around, complaining loudly “damnit, now we are sure to be late, again!” “For f**k sakes, your brother can not afford another tardy” “this reflects on me, now I’m going to look lazy”.... dug in the closet and found her sneakers from last year and threw them on the ground next to her... she felt terrible, I rushed her out to the car where her brother and sister were already waiting quietly... they all know when I get this upset..not to say anything, just help quietly... don’t make mom more mad. 😞 (I am bawling actually right now as I type this because it’s not easy to admit when you are acting like a complete psycho fool in front of your children) .. I’m suppose to be setting an example and if they acted the way I did this morning, they would be grounded.
So I get in the car, realize I forgot my phone inside, so I huff and slam the car door, it’s pouring outside, I run inside frantically looking for my phone... cussing at the walls for losing it... run back out, tell my oldest daughter to call it and I run back inside... that’s when my youngest comes in, opens the closet and reaches up to grab it from where I set it when I threw her shoes on the ground next to her. 😣 I tell her thank you and we run back to the car, it’s now 7:10am... so I drive, trying not to speed, but I know we are going to be late, I pass two small towns and all the while, they all remain calm, quiet... and they wait and watch for my attitude to dissipate.... finally, when we reach the small city outside the big city, I apologize for my behavior, but I’m still ashamed as they forgive me and tell me that ‘it’s okay, it’s been a tough morning mommy.’ 😥😓 I beat myself the rest of the drive and for the 25 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic. We were 2 miles outside the city and it’s 7:55am with no signs of getting anywhere any time soon... we still had 6 miles to drive during rush hour and the congestion was enough to make anyone go madd, my son needed to be in school by 8:00am to not be counted as late 😞. Fail. I suck I thought to myself. That’s when my oldest daughter grabs my hand and holds it as the other is white knuckles around the steering wheel, tears streaming down my face... .
I feel like a failure today for sure, And I don’t know how I got so ‘lucky’, to have not just one but three incredibly kind hearted, over-standing young adults.
The older I get the fewer and further between these days get... but it’s a reminder of how much my babies have grown and how little time I have left with them being home and wanting to spend time with me.
I failed this morning, and it hurts.. but I did apologize and I did tell them that my behavior was unacceptable... and it is a hard pill to swallow in front of the little tiny beings (not so tiny anymore) but it’s so necessary for them to see you humble yourself. You are allowed to have bad days, but never forget who is watching you.
Thank you for reading.
01/10/2018
‘‘Tis the season...
26/09/2018
Words from the book of an old college friend of mine. He’s a great guy who’s done a lot of self-reflection, self-exploration and healing. Yes, these men do exist ;)
I have a friend that asked...
Does someone asking or requesting you to smile, offend you? And I’m curious about how you all would answer this question... and GO
24/09/2018
Call it whatever you want.. but it’s inside of you, it is who you are
24/09/2018
Never underestimate the power of your thoughts. Never!
23/09/2018
Positive or negative...they serve a purpose. Choose to grow from the experience
20/09/2018
Be mindful. Be present.
20/09/2018
Do you want to move forward to new and different or do you prefer to go on repeat?
Our Journey, Experiences, Purpose & Mission.
This page is about positivity, healing, support, motivation, inspiration, sharing knowledge, life lessons and all things good. We are 3 women from the heartland that grew up together, went 3 different directions in life, and yet still connect and support each other on that soul level. We want to be able to offer a space that allows others to feel the support and positive energy that we have received from each other. We have been on journeys that have beat us down, shocked, and amazed us. Our goal is to always learn and grow from all that we receive.
Woman 1: is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist born and raised in small town Iowa and after time living in Illinois and New York City, has returned to the heartland and now lives in Des Moines, IA. She is a mom to twin boys and 2 boxer dogs and is happily married. She is self-employed practicing mental health therapy. She likes to look at herself and at life as crazy beautiful and recognizes just how much she does not know but is trying to live her fullest life. Her mission is to spread professional knowledge, support, encouragement, positive energy and reach as many people as possible in the best way possible.
Woman 2: I was born and raised throughout the Midwest, bouncing back and forth from Nebraska at my fathers in the summers and moving around to just about every nook and cranny of Iowa with my mother. After high school, I went a completely different route than all my friends. I opted out of furthering my education to just experience Life! I ventured out into the unknown with little money and no car to follow a band!! I continued on this journey throughout the states for a good year. I was in constant pursuit to find real; raw; and other minded humans, searching for connection, creating life long relationships and memories. After that year... which felt like a million years ago now, I moved back to the Midwest to be with my family. That’s when I met my now ex husband, in the course of our ten years together, we created and raised three incredible little beings that I am beyond proud to claim as my children!! I have now been a single mother for the better part of six years and oh holy crap! Let me tell you, going from an eight year career of being a stay at home mommy and a house wife to WTH am I going to do with my life to provide for my family.. can quickly and unforgivingly build your character. So although my input and perspective is far from a professional stand point.. I hope that my experiences and life lessons are something you can relate to or learn from or grow with me through. Open your mind and heart and walk with us through this messy thing we call life and share your experience too!!
Woman 3 : .........is still thinking ;)
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