A friend of mine said recently,
"It's like this. Awesome or negative." "What, my parenting?" was my honest reply. "No, my life," she said. This polarity Of Good or Bad Right or Wrong Happy or Sad Whether it's in parenting, or life It's too extreme And simply untrue Yet we hold on to one extreme Or the other Forgetting that real life is made Of both Shades of meaning Colors blur Lines intersect Awesome and negative They co-exist Good people Royally mess up Tragedy occurs Often bringing out The best of humanity Stress happens But so do miracles Unpredictability of life Never know what a day will bring Our happy life and our hard life Live next door It's not an either/or Exist together Hand in hand And there's something more You are more than what happens to you So take your awesome in one hand Negative in the other Honor them both For the lessons learned Do a little dance Of life And move forward Step into you Because awesome and negative Experiences of being alive Extremes of life They come and go All with a grain of salt Wisdom said But you create the painting of you Where colors blur Shapes blend Lines intersect Magic happens Magic of you Have a wonderful week, my friends. Embrace the awesome and the negative As all part of the journey of life, the magic of you Light the spark Create the painting of you Your unique journey of life And if these words have spoken to you, please send me a comment. I love hearing from you! xo Megan
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Nicole
7/18/2017 11:35:11 am
Thank you so much for this. It definitely spoke to me. I hope to carry this with me all week.
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Megan Barella
7/19/2017 07:52:08 am
Wonderful to hear, Nicole and thanks for sharing- me too!
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Mama Megan
Hi friends, I write from the heart to tell my life story, and the story of those in my neighborhood called life. Research shows that our children's emotional & mental health is contingent upon us parents being able to tell our life story, or "coherent narrative." This is my coherent narrative, my life story in the making, with some of what I love in life too. My goal is to share my life in a way that is real, uplifting & positive- sometimes serious, sometimes fun. In my practice, I inspire parents to empowerment through reclaiming our life stories and learning respectful discipline. My work is my offering to our children- our future. Wishing you all a happy family! Archives
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