Momma Zen: Finding Peace and Patience
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Nancy L. Brown, PhD
The ninth annual Palo Alto Mothers Symposium was Saturday, March 7th and it featured Karen Maezen Miller, the author of
Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood. She is a mother,
blogger, and Zen Buddhist priest who teaches mothers to see the joy in everyday situations and how to find joy in the here and now!
This is what I took away from the morning - first we all need to practice:
- slowing down
- counting our blessings
- breathing
- finding peace (of mind)
- patience
- being present
- giving attention
- trusting ourselves
- trusting our children
- accepting magic
- finding balance
- feeling balanced
- being okay with this (what is)
- contentment
- forgiveness
- accepting change
Most importantly, we need to have time and give time freely - because we have all the time in the world. Having time reflects our priorities - if we said "you are not important" to our children instead of "not now" every time we put them off - I bet we would stop ignoring their pleas for our attention!
I also learned that I do not want to practice:
- worrying
- feeling guilty
- self-criticism
- strategizing
- manipulating
- fear
- inadequacy
- being unbalanced
- feeling incapable
- lacking
- hurrying
- making lists
- having problems
- resentment
- anger
- judgment
I love the Mothers Symposium - it honors motherhood and I always float out, happy with the entire world! Today, I am going to practice what I learned - for as long as I can.
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