So much time and energy, so much love and learning had gone into those long years of motherhood, and now, between a morning and a morning–or so it felt–they were over. It seemed that mothers of daughters had a more extended role but she knew that she was lucky to be allowed any part in her boys' lives and tried hard to be grateful and undemanding. It wasn't always easy, when she loved them so much, to practice detachment.. Odd that the last of the parenting skills should be the most painful: the final act of letting go. . Marcia Willett
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.
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Benjamin Spock
Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.
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Jennifer Griffin
Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle of expression. In order to transform the energy into something positive, the pain must...
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Anonymous
A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.
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Ben Sasse
If you want to know about sex don't ask your parents. They don't have any and know nothing about it. Find out yourself
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Bangambiki Habyarimana
More Quotes By Marcia Willett
Don't try to fight depression and fear with violent physical or mental exercise. But don't give into them either. Just think. Oh, here they are again, and look past them, as if you were looking over someone's shoulder at something beyond. Fix your mind on...
So much time and energy, so much love and learning had gone into those long years of motherhood, and now, between a morning and a morning–or so it felt–they were over. It seemed that mothers of daughters had a more extended role but she knew...
