Sometimes being a mom can be a lonely business. It takes some time and it takes deliberate effort to reach out and find a tribe, but it’s so worth it.
Tag: friendship
Have you ever had a goal that was so big that it was a little scary? For these kinds of goals you need a special kind of support.
You know who they are, your better-than-a-friend soulmate who just gets you. These are the friends you hold on to and work to keep the relationship active and healthy.
Keeping score about who has done a better job at maintaining the friendship wastes your time and energy. Friendship isn’t a contest and keeping score is pointless.
Comparison leads to despair—so if all we do is compare ourselves to others–we will always lose. Surround yourself with a tribe of friends with the intent to lift yourself up, not compare and tear yourself down.
By Erin Trier – What does a mom really want? Diamonds? Chocolate? Babies? What really matters to her?
This is one of those memories of motherhood that I can look back on now and chuckle about. In the moment? Not so much. The daily trenches of motherhood are hard. Really really hard.
As women, we are often unduly critical and harsh with ourselves. We devalue our worth and the incalculable positive impact we have on the world around us. With these self stunting thoughts, we are prone to cocoon inward and rarely venture out of our comfort zones to embrace new friends or reconnect with old friends.