Young Persons Mentor/Uplifting Parenting –

The ultimate gift at home

The ultimate gift at home is harmony within the household.

I am so grateful on the many occasions when this occurs.

So far, it is in bits and pieces as we become used to our new routines.

We scramble around to fit our many activities in, so there is usually a rush.

Gradually, though, the calm of an orderly household is becoming evident.

We live in a clean house which we all maintain.

We spend time together in conversation, in reading aloud and enjoy family game night.

We are aware of each other and how we can be supportive.

Every day brings in more opportunities to reestablish harmony.

Our routines form the base.

On top of that base, we can correct misapprehensions, offer comfort and correction for misunderstandings, and especially create a feeling of safety and recognition.

We spend the necessary time to do this.

What comes into the home is filtered thorugh our appreciation of one another.

We choose to spend time together.

Even though the pressures of work and school and community organizations is considerable, we choose to spend time together doing things we particularly enjoy.

This is the ultimate gift.

We build a foundation which is secure through practice.

We arrange our affairs so that we are rested and focused.

We know there will be challenges to our time.

We choose our priorities.

We create the community to support us.

We are able to resist being drawn and pressured in all directions.

Our home is our haven.

We value this feeling. We create the gift.

© 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

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