June 3, 2013 in behavior, communication, connection, emotions, feelings, growth, mind-body, parenting, peace
I know you may not have heard from me as much as you would have liked (or maybe it was the perfect amount). “I am who I am” (which includes being a father and husband) and to be fully connected, to who I truly am, I needed to focus on myself. So selfish! Yes it is, in a very good
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February 26, 2013 in childhood, connection, growth, mind-body, parenting
Every one of us is born with the innate potential to create miracles in the world. What stops us from allowing this to unfurl? Conditioning? Fear? Limiting beliefs? Doubt? All of the above. We sometimes allow our own limiting beliefs to become our child’s without even realizing it. Just as one small acorn contains the whole, mighty oak tree our children embody potential
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September 10, 2012 in emotions, feelings, parenting, peace
Have you ever noticed how our children’s emotions are so new? How each one they experience fills up their whole body and overflows? We are excited to bring you our first line of conscious parenting apparel, to remind each of us how full our lives are with blessings. Please check out our shop and share it with your friends. If
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September 1, 2012 in childhood, children, connection, movement, parenting, peace, simplicity
Perhaps, you’ve noticed I’ve been away for a while. In May, my family and I embarked on an adventure to live full-time on the road, in our RV, and it’s been a joy-filled adventure since. We’re still traveling, loving it and coming to an area near you. Do you recall special Summer moments, from your childhood, where time seemed to
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May 15, 2012 in growth, mind-body, parenting, partnership, peace
How many of us look at the “bowl” as half full, rather than half empty? Recently when it was our turn to contribute for snack day we made popcorn with butter & nutritional yeast. There was so much left over popcorn that my youngest son and I passed it out to his friends, after school. The endless bowl of popcorn finally
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May 3, 2012 in children, emotions, parenting, partnership, peace
Do you become accustomed to some things and feel upset when they change? Have you had certain expectations of the way things would turn out, and were disappointed when they did not turn out the way you thought? In my experience as a parent, when I have expected my children to live up to my ideals and expectations I have
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March 24, 2012 in communication, parenting, partnership, simplicity
How often do you hear a parent telling their child “don’t touch” or “don’t do that”? Does it work? Sometimes, but most times they keep on doing it. Why is that? When you say “don’t” followed by a command the brain hears the command and thinks of the action you stated. They are looking for the action you want them
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March 16, 2012 in connection, emotions, feelings, growth, parenting
Did you know you have an internal GPS? No, I’m not referring to the one in your phone. Rather, I’m talking about the one inside of you. We each have an internal guidance system (ok, so it’s not GPS, it’s PGS, Personal Guidance System) that lets us know when our needs are met or unmet. The every day words we
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February 29, 2012 in favorite blogs, parenting
Guest blog by author, parent educator and founder of Parent2ParentU.com Lu Hanessian I read a parable about an elephant and blindfolded men, each touching a different part of the animal. “It’s a rope,” says one, pulling its tail. “It’s a wall,” says another, feeling its side. “It’s a hose,” says another, groping its trunk. Nobody could “see” the elephant itself. When we
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