Be the Change You Wish to See ...

Dear Soul ...

Today presented several emotional challenges due to parenting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). This condition tests one's patience and understanding to the extreme, requiring both education and a listening ear for successful navigation.

However, I hold onto the words of Mahatma Ghandi,

Applying this to my circumstances, I perceive it as:

• Be the change you wish to see in your child
• Be the change you wish to see in your energy

When negative inertia sets in - a result of unresolved hurt, abuse, a bad day, or unmet expectations - action must be taken to channel positivity and happiness. Today, following my infusion, I chose to lean into learning as a way to displace negative feelings and set my energy flow on a better trajectory. This attempt to change the inertia, or momentum, was a key step towards the desired state of being.

Through our actions and attitudes as parents, we can shift behaviors in our children. If, for instance, we need understanding, we ought to embody understanding. Remaining consistent with these attitudes over time, they will eventually manifest in our interactions with others.

The same process applies to dealing with long-term health concerns. These can drain you mentally and emotionally, challenging your ability to maintain a positive attitude. The key is to diligently seek the positive, even if it means uncovering it within yourself.  

Thanks,

ME xx

P. S. My challenge to you today, this week, this year is this:

• Find the joy in the world, then be that JOY. 
• Find the Positive in you, then be the POSITIVE.