tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post2367520697554473738..comments2023-10-10T20:29:44.977+11:00Comments on The Awakened Heart: These Schizophrenic DaysThe Awakened Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18283471463348525046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-9280483216972034392008-11-11T19:50:00.000+11:002008-11-11T19:50:00.000+11:00Great work.Great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-55975177918835049822008-06-03T09:52:00.000+10:002008-06-03T09:52:00.000+10:00Oh sweetheat. You are much, much too hard on yours...Oh sweetheat. You are much, much too hard on yourself, and guilt just compounds everything. Let yourself be. You've been through such a lot these past few years, huge life changes, so be gentle and caring with yourself, as you are with others.<BR/><BR/>The feeling of not measuring up to our ideals, or ideas of how we should mother can be ultimately devastating and takes away from all the good stuff that we can offer and enjoy. <BR/><BR/>You were spot-on when you identified that, rather than concentrating so hard on things like attachment parenting,(which is great, sure), it's more important to provide a nurturing environment for a child,(which you actually do), and a mother who is relaxed and not exhausted through straining too hard to be perfect.<BR/><BR/>What you do is good enough, and Lily will feel that. She just wants you. You're far more tuned-in and wise to it all than you give yourself credit for.Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279365115311331326noreply@blogger.com