Parenting

There is a lovely book - Buddhism for Mothers - where I learnt that our children are our 'Zen Masters'. They challenge us so much. provoke such strong feelings of love, anger and fear and we can't walk away however scared or overwhelmed we feel. Somehow we have to stay and do our best and see our imperfection. If you are a parent - show yourself some compassion. And remember, when those strong feelings rise - take a few slow, deep breaths before you say or do anything!