Tag Archives: Gentleness

Grouchy Children

By Elise | Published: February 16, 2012

The thing about kids is that they are people too.  They have many of  the same needs as everyone else, which include: Needing much more sleep than they get  (Check to see if your kids are getting enough sleep here.) Needing many more hugs than they get Needing people to me much more patient with [...]

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Be Kind Anyway

By Elise | Published: February 8, 2012

This poem – written my Mother Teresa – is reportedly inscribed on her children’s home in Calcutta.  It is a wonderful, beautiful, inspiring, and peaceful creation.  Please share to anyone that might need this today. People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of [...]

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Hello exhaustion my old friend…

By Elise | Published: February 6, 2012

My husband possesses a skill that I lack.  He is able to function without sleep for an extended period of time.  I cannot do this. This came in handy in 2005 when we had an infant that would not sleep for more than 3 hours.  I do not honestly remember much of that year.  I [...]

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Being Gentle

By Elise | Published: February 3, 2012

If you are trying hard to change, but you are having some trouble, relax. It’s okay.  Professional baseball players are happy with a .300 average.  That means if they hit the ball 1 out of 3 times – it’s really good. You have to keep at it.  It’s better to keep going slowly than to [...]

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Guidance

By Elise | Published: January 30, 2012

I started physical therapy last Wednesday.  So far, so great!  While hobbling slowly around for the past month has put me in touch with my inner old woman, the healing progress was slow.   Everything hurt.  I didn’t know what exercises to do, and I was very nervous about making things worse.  It was frustrating. Since [...]

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Taking Care

By Elise | Published: January 23, 2012

This Thursday marks the one-month anniversary of my self-induced tailbone and spine drama. I am a lot better!  However, I still have to walk slowly, lay down several times a day, try not to bend my back, sit on a special pillow, and make sure I take painkillers before bed so that I can sleep. [...]

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Welcome Chinese New Year

By Elise | Published: January 16, 2012

Does January always feel like the longest month to you?  For me, it just seems to drag on and on.   I’m sure it has something to do with the holiday let down and going to back to work, but I try to look at it in a different way.  January is my month of [...]

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Releasing Frustration

By Elise | Published: January 5, 2012

I am really, really, really frustrated.  I had a nasty cold the week before Christmas, and I got hurt the day after.  I’ve been down for a while, and I’m getting sick of it. I really want to re-fill my bird feeders, do laundry, make bread, vacuum the living room, and make dinner.  Domestic crap [...]

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Frustrated to Grateful

By Elise | Published: December 29, 2011

It’s been 3 days since I broke my tailbone trying to be silly.  It still hurts a lot.  In fact, I’m hoping the chiropractor will be able to do something for the pain later this afternoon.  It’s frustrating to be moving so slowly, but I am playing with the idea of embracing this experience. It [...]

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I value rest / I am lazy

By Elise | Published: May 13, 2011

I’m working with my current Soul Coaching class on Day 4 today, and one of the exercises involves turning your faults into your virtues.  This is something that can be lots of fun, so I’m sticking it into the Fun Friday file.  Plus, it can be empowering too.  Here’s how it works. Make a list [...]

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