Recent Life Lessons

[laraemily]

They say, "Attitude is everything." However, the mantra of my days of late is: "Perspective is everything."

It's true that our attitude can change how we experience a situation, but I find my attitude corresponds with how I'm feeling. And it can be difficult to change how I feel. Perspective, on the other hand, deals with how I view a situation. And

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[thinkinthots]

YES! YES! YES!

One thing that has worked well for me is to just stop and pray when I am SO tired and can hardly keep my eyes open. Pray for us, pray for my childless friends, pray that I don't die from sleep deprivation. ;-) It gets my mind off of what I want (SLEEP!!!).

[thinkinthots]

OH...and also, I don't think the lack of sleep has been so hard on me, because I think GOD slowly got me used to not getting it that last month! LOL! At least I have him outside smiling or crying at me, rather than having aching hips and being unable to find a comfortable sleeping position and wondering, "WILL HE EVER COME?!"

[melyndie]

That's a great perspective!

We went through the night sleeping issues with Nora just like you described, and even as soon as 3 months where she is now, they are SO much better. We have learned how to help her get to sleep, and she has learned how to sleep too. We still have some nights where we "fight" her to sleep, but a majority of them are peaceful. I know you'll get there soon too!

[clothofdreams]

YES. I love this post.

[chestnutcurls]

I agree about perspective - it really is the most important thing!