Mindful Parenting is a contemplative practice through which we become more mindful of our children and, in doing so, experience a more joyful life.
The Mindful Parent is an organization devoted to sharing with
parents and other child caregivers ways in which to enhance the many
joys of parenting. By mindfully attending to our children, both
when we are physically present with them and when we are physically
separated from them, we can enhance our sense of connection to them
and, in turn, our connection to the cosmos. This makes us a
better parent, a happier person, and a more vital human being.
To
facilitate a more mindful approach to parenting, The Mindful Parent
publishes on its website, and in its bi-weekly
newsletter, mindful
parenting
verses and commentaries. The Mindful Parent website
also serves as a community forum that encourages and supports a mindful
parenting dialogue and the sharing of mindful parenting experiences.
In
the spirit of developing a mindful parenting community, we encourage
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commentary, and imagery to share with others. We believe that
through our collective experience, we can help each other develop
a deeper and more meaningful mindful parenting practice.
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The Daily Sip: Signing
Your Name
Redux With Verse
Earlier this week, The Morning Cup
column introduced the practice of mindful parenting to those occasions when
we sign our name. That column seemed to resonate with
many. You can click here to read the column.
One
reader submitted a delightful verse to accompany the text. The
verse appears below.
As I sign my name
Letters take on a new meaning
As my child learns to do the same
Readers are always encouraged
to submit a verse, either to accompany a Morning Cup column or for
any circumstance that resonates with them. Thank you A. Wainer
in Miami for your wonderful submission.
There will be no new
column tomorrow, Friday October 22, 2004. The Morning Cup Archives now
contain over a hundred columns and verses.
You may like to randomly
select a past column you may have missed or to refresh yourself with
one that may have proved meaningful. Below are links to the
archives for the months of October, September, August, July,June, May, and April.
Have a wonderful and mindful
rest of the week.