Posted by admin | Posted in family | Posted on 02-02-2010
Tags: advice, family, jean ann duckworth, Life of Simple Joy, simple joy, simplifying life, women
ATTITUDE: Women are the hearts of their families. Your attitude affects the entire family. If you have a bad attitude, an attitude that is negative, your entire family will have a negative attitude. Everyone becomes edgy and angry. When things are on edge at home, things tend to get bad in all the other aspects of your life. Suddenly, it becomes a building process, an inverted pyramid that drives you deeper and deeper into a hole of depression.
Learn ways to deal with the stress better so you don’t pass it along to everyone in your life. I always advise women to create “pockets of peace.” I know, it sounds very corny but corny works. A pocket of peace is a little vacation that helps you relax. It can be as simple as a piece of dark chocolate to a soothing bubble bath. Even some deep breathing works. You need to find a trigger that soothes you in a very short period of time. If all else fails, wait until everyone goes to bed, sit alone in the dark and cry, cry, cry. Get it out of your system. Yes, I know, it stinks but you are the grown up in this situation so you need to suck it up.
In addition, you must pray. My husband and I always pray together for added strength and protection. Pray together as a family. The more people praying, the more positive the attitude of everyone. Maintain a positive attitude and see those around respond.
