InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
July 5, 2023
The focus for today is:
I make peace with the fact that some things are outside my control.
Today's inspiration was written by Susan Stiffelman:
One of life’s greatest certainties is uncertainty.
The more we can make peace with the fact that some things are outside our control, the less helpless we will feel when life isn’t going according to plan.
Demonstrating that we can be flexible in unexpected situations helps our children know that they, too, can tolerate being in limbo while they wait for more to be revealed.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
Helping Our Kids (and Ourselves) Cope with Stress
Written by Susan Stiffelman, MFT.
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of making peace with the fact that some things are outside your control (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: The way, at least for me, to attain inner peace is to accept what is. Which doesn't mean you don't do your best to change the things you wish to change, but you accept what is happening in the moment, without blame, judgment, recrimination, etc. You just roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done without all the internal "shoulds", "coulds", or whatever.
Our focus for today: I make peace with the fact that some things are outside my control.
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Parenting with Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids
by Susan Stiffelman MFT.
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About the Author
Susan Stiffelman is also the author of Parenting Without Power Struggles and is the Huffington Post’s weekly “Parent Coach” advice columnist. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a credentialed teacher, and an international speaker. Susan is also an aspiring banjo player, a middling but determined tap-dancer, and an optimistic gardener. Diagnosed with the ADHD label, she manages to accomplish more in a week than many do in a month, while maintaining a regular meditation practice and spending serious amounts of time playing.
Visit her website at www.SusanStiffelman.com.
