Maisha Khalfani

<<Wow. So strange to be reading this today because I had a similar train of
thought yesterday--I was cleaning house and had certain things I wanted done
before people came over. There wasn't time to do it all, and I had a little
conversation
going in my head where someone was being critical (faceless someone,
certainly wasn't anyone who was coming over) and I was thinking, "Don't look
at what I *haven't* done--look at all I *have* done!" I was talking to
myself, I guess.

And then it struck me to ponder how often I might've done that to my
kids--looked more at what they hadn't done than what they had. Or times I've
done it to my husband, or my parents, or anyone. It's a good thing to be
thinking about,
so that I can be thankful, interested, and appreciative, not critical.
Lissa, mom of 5>>

LOL - I'm feeling like that right now. The kids' bedrooms are a mess, no
dinner is made yet. I need to get ready for work tomorrow and get two of
the kids ready for school. It's already 5:51 pm...and my mind is going and
going. Clearly I need to get back to meditating.

be at peace,

Maisha






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m_aduhene

Hi,
I can't find the rest of the thread just your response,(and am not
technical enough to find it) but your response has struck a chord with
me and I too have these negative thoughts and look at all the things I
haven't accomplished instead of what I have. I too have that
"faceless critical voice", but am learning to block it out more as I
realise that i can't be everything and achieve all I need to achieve
in one day. I am guilty of doing it to children and hubby too. thanq
for not making me feel alone :-)
blessings
michelle




--- In [email protected], "Maisha Khalfani"
<maitai373@...> wrote:
>
> <<Wow. So strange to be reading this today because I had a similar
train of
> thought yesterday--I was cleaning house and had certain things I
wanted done
> before people came over. There wasn't time to do it all, and I had a
little
> conversation
> going in my head where someone was being critical (faceless someone,
> certainly wasn't anyone who was coming over) and I was thinking,
"Don't look
> at what I *haven't* done--look at all I *have* done!" I was talking to
> myself, I guess.
>
> And then it struck me to ponder how often I might've done that to my
> kids--looked more at what they hadn't done than what they had. Or
times I've
> done it to my husband, or my parents, or anyone. It's a good thing to be
> thinking about,
> so that I can be thankful, interested, and appreciative, not critical.
> Lissa, mom of 5>>
>
> LOL - I'm feeling like that right now. The kids' bedrooms are a mess, no
> dinner is made yet. I need to get ready for work tomorrow and get two of
> the kids ready for school. It's already 5:51 pm...and my mind is
going and
> going. Clearly I need to get back to meditating.
>
> be at peace,
>
> Maisha
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>

Sandra Dodd

-=-I can't find the rest of the thread just your response,(and am not
technical enough to find it) but-=-



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