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NaPoWriMo: Day 14
NaPoWriMo: Day 14 Words: child, walk, silver, cradle, keys, moon Suggestions: Parents unwittingly give silent messages to their children, more through actions than words. Do you still heed one of those messages? Have you passed it on to your children? … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, Cats In The Cradle, child, Harry Chapin, NaPoWriMo, parent, poem a day, Prompts
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Guilt Is Not a Feeling
Many years ago, a very wise person told me that “guilt is not a feeling, it is a fact.” It took me several more years to fully comprehend exactly what that meant. If guilt was not a feeling, and … Continue reading
Posted in Adam and Eve, Choice, forgiveness, guilt
Tagged accountability, actions, Adam, apologies, atonement, blame, burden of guilt, change of heart, choices, complain, delicate balance, Did I do anything wrong?, endeavor, Eve, feelings vs facts, finger pointing, freedom, God, guilt as habit, guilt feelings, healthy, motivation, negatively affects, paths, public or not, recompense, responsibility, sorting feelings from facts, vicious cycle
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Oh No, It’s Mom!
You’ve planned it all out. You have carefully chosen the words. You begin to express your feelings about some behavior your child has engaged in. It’s going pretty well, your son or daughter seems to be getting the message, when … Continue reading
Posted in By Rote, Choice, Definitions, Family, Growth, Journal Writing, Memory, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized
Tagged acceptable behavior, actions, crafted in wood, creative pursuits, critique, define, definition, explanation, foreign, impressionable children, jargon, job well done, language, learn by experience, Mom, never too old to learn, opinion, paint, parents, place in the world, public showing, repetitive words, separate entity, siblings, simple exercise, Stream of Consciousness Writing, talking with your child, unacceptable, unique individuality, vehemently disagree, worldview
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