by thelivewellplayground | May 6, 2015 | anxiety, balance, children, family, happiness, mental health, motherhood, parenting, resilience, uncategorized
The only way I know to fully connect with my children and feel completely fulfilled as a parent is to keep my heart wide open and attuned to whatever is going on for them. I am blessed to be invited to share in the details of their lives: their worries, stresses,...
by thelivewellplayground | Apr 21, 2015 | balance, change, daily routines, happiness, mental health, technology, uncategorized
The other day I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across a link to a great piece in the New York Times. I jumped across to the lengthy article and had a read. Once I’d finished I returned to Facebook, pausing to read some things in more depth,...
by thelivewellplayground | Mar 25, 2015 | balance, books, change, daily routines, happiness, self care, uncategorized
We don’t lose the need for novelty and pleasure as we grow up. What we all instinctively know is that “All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl.” Work, parenting and the daily routine keeps us very task focused and achievement oriented. Our hectic,...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 24, 2015 | balance, change, children, happiness, healing, motherhood, self care, uncategorized
It is human nature to avoid pain, including emotional pain, whether it is ours or someone else’s. So we need to help our children navigate the fear and guilt that may come with learning to set boundaries. This morning my daughter wanted to have a ‘strategy...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 17, 2015 | balance, happiness, healing, uncategorized
Still your body Settle your thoughts Focus your attention on the clean, white page before you that will soon hold all of your answers. Wait, I feel you scuttling away To get some tea, to tidy up , to quickly attend to another matter. We circle, but rarely land....
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 10, 2015 | balance, change, daily routines, happiness, healing, self care
If we don’t consciously choose how to use our time, those precious spare moments or hours will be lost to unrewarding filler. Time slips away, whether or not we choose to use it wisely. Even a window of 15 minutes can bring rich rewards if spent consciously....
