“Dear Pain in My Foot” plays with communicating with our pain in order to learn a deeper story, perhaps a lesson that will serve us well.

As always, I’m very interested in what you think.

Please listen to this audio Dear Pain in My Foot

Please listen to this audio:  Rebooting Being Judgemental

AND this one too…  Lah Dee Dah and The End of the World

I’m eager to know what you think about these recordings.

If you want your children to grow up and be responsible, self-directed, gracious, and good citizens of the world, you need to D. I G. In now.

The D stands for Delayed gratification.
I stands for Impulse control.
G stands for Gratitude.

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If I were writing an owner’s manual for your child right now, and don’t you wish you had gotten one, this section would be the Shortcut for Tips to Remember.  Nothing I write about here will be given its full explanation.  Perhaps this will be an outline for a future book.

My intent is to give you some quick, effective strategies for getting your family back on track.  You create a vocabulary that is simple and clear.  You have a plan.  You’ve thought it out and practiced ahead of time.  You have back up plans.  You have a support plan for someone helping you when you don’t follow through on the plan.

Child raising is challenging and important.  Give it ample time and thought. Seek as much help as you would if you were remodeling your kitchen.  Do you know how to put in your own plumbing, or granite counter tops?  No?  Then you would seek help from people who have a lot more experience and more clarity than you have.
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