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Archive for May, 2008

The past couple of weeks, I have had significantly less nerve pain. I don’t feel like myself again, but I feel better. I found myself blazing through my day yesterday and not even noticing pain or more importantly, no-pain. Does it really only take a week to forget to pause in deep, profound gratitude for [...]

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The monkey hits. Sometimes he hits hard. I know that he doesn’t have impulse control and that he is excited or upset and simply reacting. But it hurts! Often I can easily identifying what he is needing or communicating in the moment. Other times, it is more difficult. A friend recently shared that she worries [...]

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Earlier today I posted about getting on the stress roller coaster. I am now off. I called Papa Bear and asked him to come home early if possible and I stopped packing.  I took the monkey and the dog beast to the park and played until Papa arrived. When he got home, I got in [...]

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My somewhat intense baby has transformed overnight into an uber-intense toddler. I turn my back and he is standing on the kitchen table, pounding on my laptop or downloading music on my cell phone (right before he throws it into the toilet). The cell phone company was very nice about taking that extra 14 bucks [...]

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I taught a workshop this weekend on Cultivating Self Nurture for women. I am sure I got as much out of connecting with the women and sharing about our challenges and joys as any of the participants. There is something powerful about being in circle with other women. Looking around the room, I saw strong, [...]

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Today is Papa Bear’s birthday! I waited many years to find this amazing man and feel so grateful to be in a healthy, nurturing, and growing relationship. So, in honor of his special day, I will share a glimpse into what makes our relationship tick. There is a limiting belief in our culture that intimate [...]

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Thank you dear mama friends for joining me this week in the Self Nurture Challenge. I felt so supported in my venture of paying attention to self-care and hope that you did too. I hope that no one reads this blog entry today. I hope you are far away from your computers and snuggled in [...]

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As we near the end of our week of Self Nurture, I would love to reflect on how we as busy mamas can bring this tender care into our everyday lives. One mama posted these beautiful words about her new nurturing practice: I bought myself a wind chime and hung it outside my window. Throughout [...]

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Mamas, I am loving your comments and stories from your moments of self nurturing. What challenge shall we do next? No technology day, move slowly week, only positive thoughts day… give me some ideas! As a self-employed mama, I am committed to nurturing myself through my work. One way that I do this is by [...]

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So, it is hump day for the Self Nurture Challenge. The energy has been moving forward for three days and now we are in the middle of our week of self care.  I wonder how it is going for those of you taking the challenge? Are you losing momentum or feeling more recharged? This is [...]

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