The Power Of Consistency

acted when we were infants, toddlers, tweens, and teens.

Whether we get along with them or not, we owe them, something. It might be a phone call, an invite to dinner, or just a card letting them know that we love them. If your parents are no longer and have passed away try to keep them in your heart and keep them in your memory during the holidays or on what would have been their birthday. If there is a divide between you and your parents make it right and I mean this minute. Don’t allow the time to pass because days become weeks and then years and if things aren’t right and they do pass away the guilt could be a lifetime burden for you. We will all have the memory of our parents kicking around in our head and by dealing with any issues that you have with them now you avoid the nightmare of being haunted from the grave.

5. Do one household chore, a small one Things do have a way of getting away from us from time to time. I know they do for me. For me, chores are basically self assigned. There are things that I see that need to get done and I just do it. I had to be careful and still do because if I choose to do too much well no one else will do anything. I think that this is an important piece to remember when it comes to our children as well. If we do too much for them they won’t do anything on their own, and this is something that can create resentment and the use of the nasty and unflattering word, lazy.

The other thing we have to be careful with is only doing what we want to do. As an example I don’t mind doing the dinner dishes, my thought is someone cooked so I have to do something to show my appreciation; sounds nice doesn’t it?

However if I am asked to make a salad or set the table I might not move quite as fast as someone else would like.