![]() I am grateful for her, because she helped make me a better Mom. I am thankful that this world was graced with Maya Angelou’s presence. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” Some days this is harder than other, but I look at them every single day and am thankful that I get to be their Mom. For motivation to maintain self-care as a mom and woman: If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me. “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”īe present. ![]() ![]() Yes, yes! It is MY JOB to be good to myself, and when I am good to me, I am good to my kids. “If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?” That’s the whole basis of the Stop Yelling Challenge. Yep, can’t always control my kids, but I can control my reactions and decide to handle the problem with love. If you can’t change it, change your attitude about it.” “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” I want to THRIVE as a parent, I don’t want to just survive through it. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” And when I don’t handle a situation very well, I learn from it and do better next time. Her parents split up when she was very young, and she and her older brother. Like most parents, I don’t purposely mess up and I want to do the best for my children. Angelou was born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. This one helps me forgive myself when I make mistakes. “Do the best you can, until you know better. It helps me greet them with grace and love instead of harshness, even in the difficult moments. Remind me that my children may not remember the day to day moments of our lives together, but they will always remember the way I make them feel. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you’ve said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget the way you made them feel” Now, her words play through my head on a DAILY basis. And of course, even as a teen, anything that mother loved, I loved too.Īs a teen, I understood her words and I loved what she said, but I didn’t really grasp the beauty and brilliance of her heart until I became an adult and a mother. I remember my mother talking highly of this beautiful, spiritual woman who spoke to her heart. It was probably back in the 90’s when she was on Oprah. I don’t remember when I became a fan of Maya Angelou and her quotes.
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