[email protected]

In a message dated 9/12/2004 4:30:16 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Could you ladies share with me some of your favorite Mindful
Parenting book titles and authors?
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One of my current favorite ones is a very different kind of advice book.
It's called The Parent's Tao Te Ching - Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by
William Martin (a local unschooler/non-coercive mother recommended it to me).
It's made up of free style type verses, and it's absolutely become my 'bible' : )
Whenever I'm having a 'bad moment, I can always just open this little book
wherever it falls, and it never fails to bring me back to center. I'll give you
an example! I'll just open it now and share a random verse:

Finding Balance

There are so many paradoxes in parenting
that it is difficult to find balance.
Some don't even try.
They just plunge ahead
ignoring the subtle whispers of wisdom.
Others try half-heartedly,
but resort to old methods
when they get confused.
But some hear wisdoms' quiet voice
and make it their own.

They find strength in softness,
power in flexiblility,
prfection in mistakes,
success in failure,
clarity in confusion,
and love in letting go.


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Joanne Watson

My "parenting bible" would be "Everyday Blessings, The Inner Work of
Mindful Parenting," by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn. It continues to offer
me so much as a touchstone and source of inspiration whenever I'm
feeling defeated or just plain lost.

Joanne

On Sunday, September 12, 2004, at 12:14 PM, we3deeves@... wrote:

> In a message dated 9/12/2004 4:30:16 AM Central Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
> Could you ladies share with me some of your favorite Mindful
> Parenting book titles and authors?
> =====
> One of my current favorite ones is a very different kind of advice
> book.
> It's called The Parent's Tao Te Ching - Ancient Advice for Modern
> Parents by
> William Martin (a local unschooler/non-coercive mother recommended it
> to me).
> It's made up of free style type verses, and it's absolutely become my
> 'bible' : )
> Whenever I'm having a 'bad moment, I can always just open this little
> book
> wherever it falls, and it never fails to bring me back to center.
> I'll give you
> an example! I'll just open it now and share a random verse:
>
> Finding Balance
>
> There are so many paradoxes in parenting
> that it is difficult to find balance.
> Some don't even try.
> They just plunge ahead
> ignoring the subtle whispers of wisdom.
> Others try half-heartedly,
> but resort to old methods
> when they get confused.
> But some hear wisdoms' quiet voice
> and make it their own.
>
> They find strength in softness,
> power in flexiblility,
> prfection in mistakes,
> success in failure,
> clarity in confusion,
> and love in letting go.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
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>
>
>

earthmothergypsy

Thank you for the recommendations!!!

~Amanda

TreeGoddess

On Sep 12, 2004, at 2:56 PM, Joanne Watson wrote:

> [My "parenting bible" would be "Everyday Blessings, The Inner Work of
> Mindful Parenting," by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn.]

I'm currently reading that book and it's great.

I'm also halfway through _Unplug_The_Christmas_Machine_ . LOL Getting
an early start on a relaxing holiday season. ;)

-Tracy-