http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind It's Good to Be a Little Selfish—It Actually Makes You a Better Mother Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:12:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind#comment-108 Melissa Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:28:43 +0000 http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind#comment-108 How true this is! Thanks for the advice on "the monkey mind" it will help me be more mindful about how and why I'm reacting to my kids the way that I am. How true this is! Thanks for the advice on “the monkey mind” it will help me be more mindful about how and why I’m reacting to my kids the way that I am.

]]> http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind#comment-104 Kathleen Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:33:10 +0000 http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind#comment-104 Meditation feels too extreme to me. I just find it impossible to sit still for that long. I think if I'm going to get any benefit from this kind of thing its got to be from taking really small chunks of time. I like lying in bed with my kids and reading. That clears my mind and makes me feel more relaxed. Meditation feels too extreme to me. I just find it impossible to sit still for that long. I think if I’m going to get any benefit from this kind of thing its got to be from taking really small chunks of time. I like lying in bed with my kids and reading. That clears my mind and makes me feel more relaxed.

]]> http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind#comment-103 josie Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:50:36 +0000 http://www.momstimeouts.com/2007/03/05/my-monkey-mind#comment-103 Oh my god! I never thought of it like that. When I picture it as a "monkey mind", it makes me feel like I can control it better. I'm gonna go put my monkey to sleep too (Oprah's on!). Oh my god! I never thought of it like that. When I picture it as a “monkey mind”, it makes me feel like I can control it better. I’m gonna go put my monkey to sleep too (Oprah’s on!).

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