finding peace in motherhood (at all stages)

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When the kids were little I was basically functioning in survival mode.  The baby years were filled with sleepless nights, rushing to get the chores done, and juggling my part-time work in between my motherhood job.  Then came the preschool years.  I was helping in the classroom on my days off from work.  I was racing around helping toddlers clean up their playdough mess, preparing snacks, and breaking up toddler fights over toys.  Fast forward to the early elementary school years...this is when I finally found ways to access peace.  YOGA.  I had always liked it but never had I craved it like those days that my kids were young.  I would drop the boys off at school and race to my yoga class where I would sweat it out with 20+ other moms and chant toward peace.  

Now that I am an empty-nester and the kids are away at college my chaotic moments as a mom are not as frequent but then came the call (after he was in college 3 days) that he was at the ER with a broken wrist...  The mama chaotic moments still come (and go) but I always have my mat.  I have my meditation cushion and the sound of the ocean streaming thru my speaker...


A few ways to tap into PEACE:

Get outside and tune into your 5 senses:
-Listen to the sounds of nature, the smells, look at the colors you see, the sensations you feel, the tastes...

-Get yourself in the tub and lock the door and soak...Put some epsom salts, lavender, and jojoba oil in the tub and tune into a few moments of PEACE.

-Take a mom date with yourself.  Schedule a couple hours (or more) a week to take yourself on a date anywhere you choose.  It might be to lunch with a good book, a day at the ocean, a trip to the mountains, going to an art gallery...whatever it is spending time alone with yourself is a perfect way to recharge and get some moments of calm.



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