Just a Little Love

The last couple of days I have been plagued with migraine headaches which have impacted my ability to write, think, or read, of course also limiting my ability to blog.  These headaches, born of a new diet, or rather reset, are finally subsiding, although I am still feeling rather exhausted.  In addition, the reset (Beachbody's Ultimate Reset) that I have embarked on is a miserable concoction of sprouts and seaweed (okay, there is more to it than that but I swear that is all I feel like I am eating).  While I swear I am downing sludge scooped from atop the ocean water; a mixture of salty algae, seaweed, slime, and smelly scum, I pray that it will end up making a difference and helping me to start losing a few pounds.  Regardless, my poor kids are dealing with a very irritable mom!  The more I force the food I hate down my throat, the more I crave real food (meaning junk food) and the worse my mood becomes.  I must admit that due to the severity of the headaches, most of what my kids have done (or not done) over the last few days has escaped me and I am now faced with a house in shambles and me close to tears.  Alas, I am to the point today of just not caring.  I am hungry, tired, irritated, and feel like giving up on this whole house.  Instead, as I type this I am also paying attention to each of my kids.  Watching them read, watch a movie, play with toys, and rest their eyes and as I sit in meditation of their keen expressions, sculptured faces, independent voices, I let the love I feel as a mom flow through me.  It is always amazing to watch these little entities, extensions of yourself but really not extensions at all and realize how individual they each are.  In their expressions, interactions, looks, and attitudes.  Watching them in an awareness of the moment is true love.  Nothing compares to the development of little souls and their outpouring of individuality and youthful innocence.

Tip for the day:

Love.  Take a moment to watch and listen to the little person(s) you created and open your heart, mind, and soul to the true experience of unfiltered love.