take a deep breath

So often we forget to take a deep breath.

When our children are having a tantrum.

When we have to ask our partner ten times to fix that little job around the house

When your baby won’t sleep

When you realise it is six thirty and there is still no food on the table for the family.

Sometimes we have to take a deep breath. It is so very easy to experience the anxiety, to feel the anxiety and that feeling of just wanting to shut yourself in the laundry for ten minutes. It is okay to feel sad. It is okay to feel lonely. It is okay to feel “i have had enough”.

But when we take a deep breath we can realise:

If your baby does not sleep, well he will sleep later.

Tantrums are a positive experience for children to leaner boundaries and limitations.

And if that odd job is still not done, you can ‘dial a hubby’.

Have you ever forgotten to take a deep breath?

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