5 things to let go of and be a happier mom
by Betsy Shaw posted in Parenting
Everywhere I look, people are reminding me to be mindful. It's kind of annoying. I don't know how to be mindful. How the heck can any mother, whose very job description demands the ability to multi-task and forever be planning ahead for the next day, week, month, year, lifetime -- be expected to stay in the moment"
But I've recently learned a mantra, in yoga class nonetheless, that has helped me understand how even fleeting moments of mindfulness can benefit my health and possibly make me a better, happier mother.
Practice letting go of what no longer serves you.
Every time I hear these words, usually at the beginning of class when I'm lying on my mat thinking of the thousand things I should be doing rather than just lying there, my thoughts race, desperate to pick just one of the many things that no longer serve me, both as a person and as a mother. What no longer serves me"
How does one choose" How does one recognize, out of all the things I carry with me, what am I hauling around unnecessarily"
Here are some things, in the spirit of the New Year, I'm pretty sure are no longer serving me, nor did they ever.
Comparing and despairing: Is it really helpful, every time I see a wistful image on Instagram, or while flipping through an Athleta catalog, or simply imagining people having a more vibrant social life than I do, to automatically go to that irrational place that tells me my life is not measuring up to other peo...
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