Joy Based Parenting: Authentic Connection

I’ve learned raising a beautiful, strong authentic daughter requires I live
and parent from this place inside myself. Learning to trust myself and
relying on my internal wisdom, instead of using techniques to control
my daughter’s behavior, has been challenging.
It has taken a leap of faith and a devotion to making our relationship
the number one [...]

See Me Beautiful

See me beautiful,
look for the best in me.
That’s what I really am,
and all I want to be.
It may take some time
It may be hard to find,
but see me beautiful.
See me beautiful,
each and every day.
Could you take a chance?
Could you find a way?
To see me shining through
in everything I do
and see me beautiful.
~ by Kathy and [...]

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