Gratitude Bridge
Happy Thanksgiving! Once a year we take the time to deliberately think about what we are thankful for. One time we stop to count our blessings over a turkey dinner. No wonder the rest of the year we feel so crummy! Too bad the leftovers don’t last even longer. When we are intentional about being grateful it can change everything. Giving thanks kicks of the love and joy we feel at Christmas time because gratitude is the bridge to love.
If you are struggling with power struggles with your kids, you are likely feeling helpless, frustrated, irritated, annoyed, and out of control. It does not feel awesome to feel those terrible emotions towards our precious children! We love our kids but how often do we actually get to enjoy feeling that love in our own bodies? Not often enough. But we can nurture a loving feeling with our own thoughts. We are in control of our own emotions. We cannot control what our kids are doing and not doing but we don’t need them to behave any certain way in order for us to feel good.
The feeling hack is a gratitude bridge. Being thankful for our child will take us from feeling annoyed to actually feeling the love. Next time your kid is “getting on your nerves”, look at your precious kiddo. See her for who she is. Remember how desperately you wanted to be a mom and how grateful you are for the gift to have her in your life and that gratitude bridge will transport you back to love.
