End of March

This is the 94th day of My Happiness Project and I am happier. But the main thing I am is present in my life. It is so easy to find yourself in the ever constant Groundhog Day where today is the same as yesterday and tomorrow will be too. This isn't entirely true because we are not clones and many variables of everyday life are beyond our control. However, we can control our approach to the days we have in this world, we can control our attitude, our mindset, our outlook and our well-being. Sounds funny to say that I didn't quite grasp this as fully 94 days ago. But that is true.

March was my parenting month. Instead of implementing new systems (I did that in January to help with grounding my attitude), or reading the new parenting books I purchased on Amazon, I just listened and spent time with my kids. I am continually working on my approach with my soon-to-be teen when it comes to conversing. I've realized that I still need to congratulate him on his triumphs and console him in his defeats. He may be a big boy (taller than me too) but he is only 12 and needs his mom. There are some deadlines that I must make but most days I can shift my work to watch Where The Wild Things Are with Bai, and again the next day because she loved it so much. We can go get snoballs just because we want to and when they want cinnamon rolls for dinner that is fine too (of course not everyday). I guess the main thing I learned is how quickly time passes. In ten years I don't want to look back and wish I'd attended Field Day or helped with a project. I want to look back and know I did the best I could.