Words of Wisdom From a Mom
Lucy Wellmaker, M.Ed. is a Life Coach who loves being a mom. Although she has a BS in Child Development, a Masters in Counseling and is a graduate from the Institute of Life Coach Training some of her greatest education comes from the “WOW Moments” she experiences with her children. A “WOW Moment”, as she calls it, is a moment in which she receives some Words of Wisdom. She happily shares some of these moments with you here.
Your current situation can be better than you can possibly imagine.
“Mom,” my son said. “Imagine that you are in a room with no exit, how would you get out?” …
Look at yourself in a kind and forgiving way
I love going into my son’s room to look in his mirror. His mirror is so kind and forgiving. …
Sometimes the only way to come clean is to admit you are wrong.
With all the precipitation we’ve had lately things are really wet. So when my son went out to play today, he came in a muddy mess. …
Let go of what you don’t need and start peeling back the layers.
The winter storm came, just as predicted, and we received about 6″ of snow. On the second day, when my kids went out to play, I decided to join them. I put on several layers of clothes and headed out. …
Knowing your Purpose will Reduce your Stress
It was time for the annual Science Fair and my son was very excited about doing his project. He told me that he was working with a partner this year and that we would need to set up times when they could work together. He started telling me about all the supplies he would need and all the ideas they had and I suddenly started to feel a bit overwhelmed. …
Examine your beliefs, and be sure they really make “cents”.
My children were mesmerized and very impressed with a magician’s ability to bend a penny while they held it in their fists. Later when we got home, I told them I could do that trick too. They looked at me with such excitement and asked me to do it. …
Life is full of gifts, unwrap them with joy…
Yesterday was my son’s birthday and it was so fun to watch his eyes light up as we gave him a gift. He wasn’t expecting it because we had celebrated the week before and allowed him to pick out a present from a souvenir shop. Although he was grateful for what we had done, there was something really special about getting a gift to unwrap. …
I have more to learn from them…
One day this past week while feeling very frustrated with my children’s behavior, I tried to come up with a thought that would help me feel better. …
Allow Yourself to be Childlike
It was a Tuesday and the kids would be out of school the following day for Veterans’ Day. My husband was away on a business trip. Everything seemed to be lining up for an impromptu middle of the week sleep over. I told the kids they could each invite a friend to spend the night.
After doing so, I questioned whether I had just created more unnecessary work for myself. …
When things start piling up…
It was a gorgeous fall day and I had the pleasure of watching my kids have some fun. Together they were raking and blowing leaves to form a very large pile. They would then take turns jumping in, diving over and rolling around in the colorful mound that they had created. Occasionally they would stop to reorganize their pile and then the jumping would resume. …
