Nicole C!

Congratulations to her! I know she’s going to get a good dose of laughter with this book. And that’s so important with parenting, isn’t it? We’d all go nuts if we didn’t have a sense of humor.

If you didn’t win, I highly recommend reading this post from the Motherlode. It is beyond funny, and will make you feel instantly better about your parenting skills.

Image: sxc.hu.

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Laughter in Parenting

Today I was looking into the book, “Make Every Man Want You (or Make Yours Want You More): How To Be So Damn Irresistible You’ll Barely Keep From Dating Yourself!” by Marie Forleo. I recently read an excerpt from the book in an article on AOL (Unattractive Women Habits – AOL Health). The article explained the ways in which women act unattractively; being needy, down-playing their looks, worrying about what they aren’t rather than what they are, etc. When we do this, when we question our worth, looks, whatever – we are dimming our own light. This supports my theory about men looking for a woman who is confident.

Some insights from the book include:

“Know this, your irresistibility is greatest when you are present, and free from mental chatter. That’s because the fullness and glory of your being is showing through… It is timeless and beautiful….It needs nothing and seeks no approval…”

“The mind is not usually supportive of your irresistibility. It likes to talk about your mistakes…”

It’s about understanding your reality, embracing it, and moving on. To be successfully irresistible, you need to be in touch with the “is-ness,” of you – accept what is, don’t worry about what is not. This makes perfect sense to me. When my boyfriend and I fell in love last Summer, I was feeling in harmony with my life. It wasn’t perfect, but I focused on three things to make it feel like it was; perspective, flexibility, and grace. If I was upset about something, felt stuck in some way, I did my best to be flexible, to wiggle it around until it felt comfortable – I changed my perspective. I accepted that yes, this is my lot in life and I would go about each day with as much grace as possible. For example, no I did not have bags of money, but I was free to go hang out at the creek, floating on my raft for an hour, enjoying the sounds of the birds and feeling the sun on my face, if I wanted to. Acceptance of your is-ness, it’s powerful.

What do you think? What are you looking for in a woman or a man? Are you in harmony with your is-ness?

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How To Be Irresistible