{"id":3150,"date":"2014-03-24T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T17:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/a-quick-list-of-s-m-i-l-e-s\/"},"modified":"2020-08-25T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T16:56:48","slug":"a-quick-list-of-s-m-i-l-e-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/a-quick-list-of-s-m-i-l-e-s\/","title":{"rendered":"a quick list of s m i l e s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Being a mom isn’t for sissy’s.” I laughed out loud when my mom said that to me over the weekend. How true it is! AMEN\u00a0+ AMEN!<\/span>\u00a0My Mom has this incredible way of finding joy in EVERY moment. The good the bad the hard\u00a0<\/span>+\u00a0<\/span>the happy. Her ability to stay positive is a trait that I’ve always admired<\/span>. I told Jon this story last night after the boys were in bed\u00a0<\/span>+ he so kindly told me that I do the same thing?! I cried. It was not the answer I had expected. A truly humbling moment for me to step back\u00a0<\/span>to + stop being so hard on myself.\u00a0<\/span>I’ve always been big on writing down the things I’m grateful for + trying to train my mind to recognize the positive throughout the day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I can see that when I am constantly recognizing the things that I have to be grateful for, the hard moments seem to get a little easier.<\/span>\u00a0Pat on the back for list making\u00a0+ positive living<\/span>. I write a new word on my calendar each week to really focus on.\u00a0<\/span>My word last week was SMILE. So here you go, a quick list of moments or things I smile about. <\/span><\/p>\n