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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 655818" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>Even when we are coping well, we suffer. This is why we need to take serious "me" time. Especially when we believe ourselves to be coping miraculously well. Whatever it is that calms you WearyMom, that is what you need to do, now. If there is no time, watch the sun rise for ten minutes.</p><p></p><p>You are worth that ten minutes.</p><p></p><p>There was a time when I thought I was handling everything. One more thing happened. The headache I had that night was very severe.</p><p></p><p>And I don't get headaches.</p><p></p><p>In your tool box should go The Serenity Prayer for insomnia. Its rhythms will comfort.</p><p></p><p>God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change</p><p>the Courage to change the things I can,</p><p>and the Wisdom to know the difference.</p><p></p><p>One of our moms here on the site, at the end of her patience with me I am sure, told me to read it over and over until I got it. I did that, WearyMom, and it worked.</p><p></p><p>There are no atheists in foxholes.</p><p></p><p>As you go through this time with your child, you will need to be strong. <em>None of us knows what is coming, next.</em> Good nutrition is mandatory for you. Look at it that way. I have fallen into a grazing kind of eating habit. Probably from wandering around wide awake when the Serenity Prayer didn't work. Apples, cottage cheese, grapes, peanut butter on banana slices, popcorn, Earl Grey tea, stuff like that. Try to be present to it, when you eat.</p><p></p><p>Envision caring deeply for yourself in all that you do.</p><p></p><p>There is nothing easy about any of this.</p><p></p><p>The stress will affect your health. Take every action you can to counter its effects.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, that is so good; so good.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You handled this beautifully.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you are, too.</p><p></p><p>You need to take better care of yourself as you go through it. It is a promise we make to ourselves. The other promise we make, whether we are aware of it or not, is to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of the good outcome.</p><p></p><p>So it is very important that you choose taking good care of yourselves, and of your marriage.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 655818, member: 17461"] Even when we are coping well, we suffer. This is why we need to take serious "me" time. Especially when we believe ourselves to be coping miraculously well. Whatever it is that calms you WearyMom, that is what you need to do, now. If there is no time, watch the sun rise for ten minutes. You are worth that ten minutes. There was a time when I thought I was handling everything. One more thing happened. The headache I had that night was very severe. And I don't get headaches. In your tool box should go The Serenity Prayer for insomnia. Its rhythms will comfort. God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. One of our moms here on the site, at the end of her patience with me I am sure, told me to read it over and over until I got it. I did that, WearyMom, and it worked. There are no atheists in foxholes. As you go through this time with your child, you will need to be strong. [I]None of us knows what is coming, next.[/I] Good nutrition is mandatory for you. Look at it that way. I have fallen into a grazing kind of eating habit. Probably from wandering around wide awake when the Serenity Prayer didn't work. Apples, cottage cheese, grapes, peanut butter on banana slices, popcorn, Earl Grey tea, stuff like that. Try to be present to it, when you eat. Envision caring deeply for yourself in all that you do. There is nothing easy about any of this. The stress will affect your health. Take every action you can to counter its effects. Oh, that is so good; so good. You handled this beautifully. I think you are, too. You need to take better care of yourself as you go through it. It is a promise we make to ourselves. The other promise we make, whether we are aware of it or not, is to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of the good outcome. So it is very important that you choose taking good care of yourselves, and of your marriage. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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