Lessons From the Rocking Chair

 Let's learn something shall we... So, it has been a long minute since I have put up a post of any kind really. Between family visiting, being busy, & in all honesty, & just not really feeling like putting up an effort, here we are.  On my last post, I talked about utilizing this space here as a "journal" of sorts as I followed through with counseling directions to really navigate the potential "why's" in why I was getting frustrated with my kiddos.  Obviously, I did very poorly at keeping a record on here. However, I did keep both a mental & external journal on the matter & here is what I have understood so far.  Burn out... I find that probably 9x out of 10 the reason that I find myself in annoyance or effecting to put distance between myself & the kiddos is because I am burnt out from them. When upon rising & going to bed the main prerogative is them, it gets a little mundane & often leaves me feeling claustrophobic towards the...

Let's learn something shall we... This post is going to be short & sweet, but hopefully, you as the reader will find a nugget of helpfulness within my words.  I believe & research has shown that the concepts of how to deal with life, i.e. our emotions, difficult situations, etc. we learn in our youth.  We learn it from our parents, our friends, those within our sphere on influence play a crucial role at teaching us, directly & indirectly, how to deal with the hard, the joyful, the easy, the confusing, the painful... We learn all of that from those around us. Our brain takes it in, stores it (i.e. we develop schema's), & when situations come up, recalls those lessons & that is how in turn, we learn to interpret our situations as adults.  So, what do you do when you want to change how you routinely respond to something?  For the record, I'm still learning this too & if I can be perfectly honest, while I know what science says, & I could spit...