i had to laugh at myself this weekend... when i asked myself why i continually try to pull more than i can handle, i answered myself with an AHA!! moment... I'M THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD. No matter how large the load if I just keep chuggin' I think I can make it over the hill. (It's my mom's fault-- she read to me too much as a child. )
seriously, this is what i always tell myself... my inner dialogue...
just keep chuggin'... i think i can... i think i can... i think i can...
(and, i'm totally pulling a circus!!)
"Puff, puff! Chug, choo! Off they started!
Slowly the cars began to move. Slowly they climbed the steep hill. As they climbed, the little steam engine began to sing:
"I-think-I-can! I-think-I-can! I-think-I-can! I-think-I-can! I-think-I-can! I-think-I-can! I think I can - I think I can - I think I can I think I can--"
And they did! Very soon they were over the hill and going down the other side.
And she went merrily on her way, singing:
"I-thought-I-could! I-thought-I-could! I-thought-I-could! I-thought-I-could! I thought i could - I thought I could - I thought I could - I thought I could - I thought I could - I thought I could I thought I could --"
3 comments:
I need to incorporate the "keep chuggin'" mentality! Great thought!
That's the only way that we will make it through this parental role that we have undertaken.
I don't know, Jen, maybe sometimes it's okay to stay under the covers for an extra hour and let someone else do it? Moms deserve a break too once in a while. If I lived near you, I would come over to your house, send you out to a bookstore by yourself (or for a manicure, or whatever you would prefer), just to let you have some 'you' time...away from all the demands. I know the idea is to stay positive, but sometimes it's easier to be positive when mom has time to refuel? With lots of love from overseas...
Hi Jen,
I stumbled upon your blog this evening and was so glad I did. Your blog made me smile! You have the most amazing, positive attitude and your posts are so sweet! I hope you don't mind if I link to your blog. Thanks for uplifting me!
Nicole Davis
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