I realize that too much of my energy goes into negativity; things like worry, fear, and stress seem to permanently occupy a portion of my heart. I work very hard at letting it go, turning it over, focusing on the positive, but my success varies wildly.
Right now I'm very worried about two things: my daughter and a friend. We've been working with our daughter on her behavior, but it seems that no matter what we do, her bad behavior just gets worse. She's recently started lashing out physically when she's angry. I've heard the phrase "It's just a phase" too many time. A phase is only a phase after it's past. I've also had people allude to the idea that if we weren't so strict we wouldn't be having so many problems. But somehow I don't think that lowering our standards is the best way to approach this problem. Then we circle the homeschool point: are we making the situation better or worse by staying at home? I just don't know. In my heart, I do think she's better here where we won't force her into mainstream behavior treatment (i.e. medication). But it's so hard to know what the right thing is.
On the other subject, a friend is having some serious medical problems. The doctors haven't given her a firm diagnosis yet, but it so far the tests indicate that she has MS. The situation is very challenging and will be difficult for her family. I worry about how they will cope with the situation.
I know that these are two subjects that I really just need to let go of and turn over. Some days that is much easier to do than others.
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