Motherhood & Things

STEVE MARABOLI said "It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes.  We need to learn from our errors and move on" .  He added that "if people refuse to look in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go." Mistakes are hard enough to get past on their own, add low self-esteem to the mix and it feels like getting over a mistake is damn near insurmountable and will forever define who we are.  In the book entitled "Self-Esteem" , the authors discuss our response to mistakes as having the potential to be paralyzing .  In other words, we begin to limit ourselves and interactions with others because we become afraid of making mistakes.  We do not allow ourselves to live wholly as we were meant to live.   Before long we end up restricting our interactions for fear of making more mistakes.  Instead of liv...

I have fallen in love with this couple and their family.  Tru-tru-true!  If you know, you know.  I came across their YouTube Channel (Tami Chin Mitchell) a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it!  Wayne Mitchell aka "Wayne Marshall" is one of my favourite Reggae/Dancehall entertainers.  He is married to Tami Chin who is a singer and also a talk radio host on The Edge 105 here in Jamaica.  The title of her show embodies exactly what I see on her YouTube Channel.  She truly does  "Live Out Loud"  .  Nothing I have viewed on this channel is over-produced, fake or contrived.  You can definitely feel the realness of this family.  They are just putting their lives out there and I hope all can enjoy it for the treasure that it is.  In a time where people can be so plastic and an imitation of their true selves, it is refreshing to see a normal family on a social media platform.  One that is chaotic, funny, and loving with al...

Let's discuss Motherhood shall we? While we're at it lets talk about Mothers who hide out in the closet when the baby is crying and the toddler is whining. Let's gossip about the Mother's who let their babies sleep on their bellies in the crib because they stay asleep longer. Or better yet, the Mothers who leave their babies at home to go to work trying to be some big shot career woman. The ones that get me are the ones who wear the same big t-shirt all the time everywhere they go. Do you see how they always pull their hair back in that ponytail? Oh and can't forget the Mothers who give their children cereal for dinner because it's just too much sometimes. Let's talk about them all. Let's embrace them. Give them a hug. At the end of the day, no matter which Mother you identify with you are successful if the house is still standing at the end of the day and all the kids are alive! You'll figure it all out another day. Welcome to my space. I...