Comments on: Invitations, Not Resolutions

By: Choosing Joy « Raising My Boychick

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Good Goog » I’m Late, I’m Late for a Very Important Date — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:57:48 +0000

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By: Jessica - This is Worthwhile

Jessica - This is Worthwhile — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:17:04 +0000

Yes, every day is a day for new aspirations and every year of our lives is a chapter that seems to write itself. I’m always a bit flummoxed by the idea that we have to parent in a certain way every day of our lives. Truthfully, I rarely do anything the same way over and over. Each exercise is added upon, tweaked, and sculpted. If we find ourselves in mid-yell one day I say, “Ok. This is how I’m doing it today,” but it’s never a failure. It’s just another brush-stroke on the canvas that day (how many metaphors can I jam into this comment?? haha).

Lovely post and I feel ya on all points.

By: Darcel

Darcel — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:18:47 +0000

Great post! Being able to switch gears in mid moment. That is something I need to work on. Thanks for the reminder that it is possible.

By: Sybil

Sybil — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:42:46 +0000

What a great post, thank you for giving me so much to think about!

By: BluebirdMama aka @childbearing

BluebirdMama aka @childbearing — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:41:38 +0000

Thank you for the reminder about forgiveness and about being able to switch gears even in the midst of losing it, of letting your intention reframe the moment and of choosing not to lock in. Thank you. Nice post.

By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama

Lauren @ Hobo Mama — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:48:41 +0000

I’ve been thinking about this, because yesterday I did something parenting-wise I’m not proud of, and today I had a chance for a do-over, and I took it. I was thinking that if I’d had a resolution about the issue, I’d have failed and given up. But since it was an intention, I could forgive myself, learn from the incident, and give myself permission to try again next time.

So, thank you, as always, for making me think — and even, in this case, do.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:10:24 +0000

I love this. I love how you put your thoughts up here in such a naked kind of way. You are always inspiring Arwyn!

By: NavelgazingBajan

NavelgazingBajan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:32:35 +0000

I mostly lurk on your blog but I will come out of lurkdom to say this was a great take on “resolutions.” I don’t usually make them because I know I will often fall short however I have given myself permission to be an ongoing process of improvement. Your posts often leave me with food for thought and this one is no exception.