8 years ago, I found myself lost, overwhelmed, and traumatized by the challenge of starting a new life as a single mom with two toddlers. I was married for only a little over 3 years, but separation, divorce, breakups, are painful no matter how long you did “the relationship thing” for. October 19th marked the …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
It’s true that magic can just happen. Blessings are bestowed and miracles are granted. But truth be told, life is a collection of moments, and the most magical moments are those you create with the ones you love. But…What IS magic? The official definition is “the power of apparently influencing the course of events by …
I have particular views about bullying. I guess it is because anti-bullying doesn’t really resonate with me. “Love thy neighbor” advocate is more of a fitting title. It concerns me that we may be “medicating the symptoms” of a rapidly growing condition. Bullying, like other diseases of the body and mind, is an epidemic that …
On Wednesday afternoon, we embarked on a lovely journey from Texas to California. I was one of the three finalists nominated for The Mom Entrepreneur of the Year award, presented at the SUCCESS Summit and Expo by Today’s Innovative Woman magazine. The drive was amazing – and amazingly long, too. We went through beautiful mountains …
Because I am a Geekess, you may think that UBUNTU refers to the free open source operating system based on Linux…okay, maybe that’s just me… However, I am talking about the African philosophy that I just fell in love with. Here’s the story: An anthropologist proposed a game to African tribe kids. He put a basket …
Thomas Alva Edison once said “what a man’s mind can create, man’s character can control.” Our Divine Nature allows us to deliberately take control of our emotions and to consciously direct our thoughts toward anything that is: True Honest Just Pure Lovely Good report Virtue Praiseworthy Acceptable Perfect (Philippians 4:8–9 , Romans 12:2) For 30 …
Most kids in the United States started school today. We home school, so we didn’t. Being a homeschooler means we do schoolwork right at home. I do most of the teaching and Elisha and Elyssa are classmates. They were enrolled at a private school before we started homeschooling, but have never been enrolled in a public …
Acceptance goes well beyond tolerance or endurance of something unpleasant. Accepting is the first step to learn to love our differences, understanding and appreciating what others bring to our lives. Acceptance is a WHOLE Family principle because it enhances our relationship with others and ourselves. By accepting your children and teaching them the positive principle of acceptance, you …
As a mom, life sometimes seems to be running in autopilot. Most of our time is usually spent “multi-tasking”, problem-solving and “putting out fires.” Slowing down, embracing life and and living in the moment seem like lofty goals more suitable for single, high-achieving with amassed wealth. However, when you live consciously, motherhood is a place …
I was catching up with an old friend and I happened to mention my life story being featured on the “SuperHuman Performance” book series. He had always joked with me being some sort of superwoman or super mom. There’s some truth to that. The word “human” means “earthly being.” I used to hold what they …