This afternoon, I overheard my children, again, arguing about the color of a crayon. It’s becoming a regular debate. Of course, my son knew the color it was, but my daughter persisted in saying a brown crayon was black. The little voices in the living room got louder and louder before my son finally said, “Fine. I know what color it is, but think whatever you want.” And then he just walked away. And she stood and tried to engage him as he left.
In the past, there have been times when I have been one to “puff up” when it comes to a disagreement, as Brenè Brown mentions in this quote. But lately, I’ve been practicing simply standing on my sacred ground, confident and secure in my choices. I don’t shrink; I don’t puff up; I simply do my best to stay the course. But I think it can be so very hard and I have failed. It’s hard to simply stand your ground, as my son did today in the living room (after first puffing up).Continue Reading