Comments on: Stop and Smell the Roses! http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses/ Timeless Parenting Advice for Toddlers through Teenagers Thu, 10 May 2012 05:16:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sara Umm Sakina http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-53879 Sara Umm Sakina Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:51:21 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/?p=1503#comment-53879 Being mindfull of the moment and nothing else at times is essential with children. Thank God i have discovered this or my kids would've clobbered me years ago! I never read the book "The Hurried Child" but i believe in our day and age, the onslaught of media and technology, images and advertising everywhere and our very busy lives cause us to hurry and not enjoy the moment and cause us to hurry our children, when they need to have a childhood. Had I not grown up in the country and been surrounded by nature who knows how I would have ended up because most of my peers got into drugs and alcohol by the time they were 15-16. I believe there are many times that God goves us these moments, we just have to slow down and appreciate them. Even humor has it's place within our daily lives and our families. We need to simplify our lives. Here is my favorite site: www.zenhabits.net that not only had an article on this subject, being in the moment, but also has excellent advice for living. I hope you are all in the best of health and faith/high spirits. Being mindfull of the moment and nothing else at times is essential with children. Thank God i have discovered this or my kids would’ve clobbered me years ago! I never read the book “The Hurried Child” but i believe in our day and age, the onslaught of media and technology, images and advertising everywhere and our very busy lives cause us to hurry and not enjoy the moment and cause us to hurry our children, when they need to have a childhood. Had I not grown up in the country and been surrounded by nature who knows how I would have ended up because most of my peers got into drugs and alcohol by the time they were 15-16. I believe there are many times that God goves us these moments, we just have to slow down and appreciate them. Even humor has it’s place within our daily lives and our families. We need to simplify our lives. Here is my favorite site: http://www.zenhabits.net that not only had an article on this subject, being in the moment, but also has excellent advice for living. I hope you are all in the best of health and faith/high spirits.

]]> By: Jo-Anne Layton http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-53866 Jo-Anne Layton Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:27:11 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/?p=1503#comment-53866 Well-written 'treatise' Dyan. I know of these magical moments ... all too rare in today's rush of life. I still remember a number of those moments from my childhood ... a gorgeous wild patch of orange tiger lilies being especially beautiful for me in a moment of tearful sadness; a star-filled night sky observed while I was lying in an expanse of unmarred fluffy white snow where I had been busily creating a snow-angel by flapping my 'wings' and others. I tried to capture these moments for-with my daughter as she was growing up - a very large photo collection, to be certain! Anyway, a Rose for you, also! (image of a pale pink-yellow rose sent via e-mail as I'm too tired to investigate the Gravatar thing, and I'm not terribly computer savvy, sorry). Jo Well-written ‘treatise’ Dyan. I know of these magical moments … all too rare in today’s rush of life. I still remember a number of those moments from my childhood … a gorgeous wild patch of orange tiger lilies being especially beautiful for me in a moment of tearful sadness; a star-filled night sky observed while I was lying in an expanse of unmarred fluffy white snow where I had been busily creating a snow-angel by flapping my ‘wings’ and others.

I tried to capture these moments for-with my daughter as she was growing up – a very large photo collection, to be certain!

Anyway, a Rose for you, also! (image of a pale pink-yellow rose sent via e-mail as I’m too tired to investigate the Gravatar thing, and I’m not terribly computer savvy, sorry). Jo

]]> By: Anu http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-53861 Anu Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:15:06 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/?p=1503#comment-53861 Great.I am sharing right away!! I have son many things to be grateful (should it be GREATFUL :)) for!! Like finding this article!! Great.I am sharing right away!! I have son many things to be grateful (should it be GREATFUL :) ) for!! Like finding this article!!

]]> By: Geri http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-53859 Geri Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:21:02 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/?p=1503#comment-53859 Just read the article before going for a walk this morning, and was grateful to find on my return that my Caranga(?)tree was starting to bud, which I thought I had lost last year to bug infestatiion. A simple thank you to the one that gives us all made me realize how much we have to be thankful for, if only the sight of buds on a tree telling us that spring is here, and with that comes new growth and hope. On my walk I noticed the tulips are starting to show, and the grass 'what my daughter calls' is "baby green" Smelling the roses should be part of everyday living. Just read the article before going for a walk this morning, and was grateful to find on my return that my Caranga(?)tree was starting to bud, which I thought I had lost last year to bug infestatiion. A simple thank you to the one that gives us all made me realize how much we have to be thankful for, if only the sight of buds on a tree telling us that spring is here, and with that comes new growth and hope. On my walk I noticed the tulips are starting to show, and the grass ‘what my daughter calls’ is “baby green” Smelling the roses should be part of everyday living.

]]> By: Viv http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-53857 Viv Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:46:56 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/?p=1503#comment-53857 What a timely article; thank you! Life is such a big rush... I really need this!! What a timely article; thank you! Life is such a big rush… I really need this!!

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