Its no revelation that I am uptight and that my response to uncertainty is a highly observable tension. I am regularly perceived as angry when actually I am losing my battle with anxiety. So, when I most need comfort and calming, I might stumble on a cold shoulder from someone who understandably feels compelled to protect himself. My response to the coldness is generally unproductive and lends itself to an ugly but familiar cycle of drama.
Goal: My next post will be less dark
In the midst of divorce, now, more than ever, my children look to me. "They look to me to see how merciful and generous I am in good times. They look to me to see how strong and faithful I am in bad times. They watch, they listen, and they model. Years from now I want my children to remember a childhood lived well, with a mother who was loving, consistent, devoted, funny, disciplined, playful, and totally present and emotionally available."(Kristin Armstrong)
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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