Guidance from my Gurus: After I commented on a wrinkled shirt that I was wearing to a presentation, Tessa sighed, gently smiled at me and said, “You adults and worrying about your wrinkled clothes… You’ll grow out of it like Rita did.” Rita is a friend of ours, who...
Guidance from my Guru: After Andrew walks out of the room… Tessa: He’s the best thing that’s happened to me. Me: Who, your brother? Tessa: Yes. He has something that no one else has. I know we argue but we always work it out....
Guidance from my Guru: I noticed you get more energy when you’re having fun. ~ Tessa, age 7 Enough said, right? When I do feel exhausted, and am in awareness that I want to choose something else, I will often put on music that we all enjoy and dance...
Guidance from my Guru To her Daddy: “I told Mommy I could hug her for, like, 3 days because it feels so good—like the energy is vibrating. It’s like I’m being rebirthed.” ~Tessa, age 8 ½...
Guidance from my Gurus: "Mommy, I just had a huge realization. Anything that’s not love isn’t real." ~Andrew, age 10 Of course our intense emotions feel real at the time. Remember to honor and lean into those emotions as they arise. When you’re ready, shift you’re attention to...
Guidance from my Gurus: I can get into others’ imagination. ~Andrew, age 4 1/2 (When I asked him about this statement, Andrew stated that that was all he was going to say.) Remember to be mindful of your thoughts...
Guidance from my Gurus: I used to be shy Mommy, but then I just changed my mind. ~Tessa, age 4 What belief are you holding onto to limit yourself? Try changing your mind. ...
Guidance from my Gurus: A few months ago, I was moving through some big emotions in the midst of a massive life shift. One morning in the kitchen, Andrew shouted out, “It doesn’t feel good in this house!” Immediately, I took a step back. He had felt negative...
Guidance from my Gurus: At age three, my son Andrew was teaching Tessa various words. Being one year old, she was captivated by her brother’s lesson. He pointed to her cup and said, “cup”, pointed to a bowl and said, “bowl”. Without hesitation, he pointed to...
Guidance from my Gurus: At a neighborhood soccer game: Tessa: Can I be a cheerleader? (holding a pom-pom) Me: sure. Tessa: So, when we are playing soccer and someone doesn’t want to do something, I can cheer them up.” ~ Tessa, almost 5 ...