Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now

i totally agree, i wish i knew things that i know now, before i had my princesses!!!!

i just think of all the time that i wasted before having my girls, cause now i've no time for anything!!!

On self-congratulating.......Reflecting helps gain perspective. It's great from time to time to slow down, stop (and sometimes babies help us do this!) and take stock... and more than likely recognise a neglected self-congratulation. It's part of spirituality to stop and reflect. 

"We do so much,cleaning,sewing,doctoring,cooking,driving every one,organizing this and that for school,organizations,church and everyone.". It is so true that institutions (sometimes especially churches) do often get in the way of individual and family life - creating busy-ness and sending us all in separate directions instead of slowing us down and helping us appreciate the important things.

I just spent a year studying and feeling stressed. Feeling guilty that I wasn't spending as much time with the kids and so on and so on.....but ya know, I averaged on distinctions, my home is clean, my children are fed and I managed to do this on my own......Its funny how we are quick to stress ourselves out and beat ourselves up over even the little things, it is almost natural to do it......yet when it comes to congratulating ourselves and saying Well done!! we almost have to stop and think about how to do it, or think about what it is we are commending ourselves for.....We should do it once a day and be thankful for surviving in a world that can be all so harsh to live in....that is an accomplishment in itself......I raise my glass (if only I had one) to all that are surviving and remember all those who didn't......Cheers!

We as parents put so much pressure on ourselves that sometimes we have to stop and think now is it really that important that i need to stress so much. i know i stress a lot but i am trying to be a bit more relaxed.

Thanks for the reminder