More Acceptance

 

Yesterday, I was walking with a friend and talking about the "Acceptance" post I shared here a couple of days ago, from my old Everyday Mommy blog. I mentioned that Acceptance was one of my 13 Parenting Virtues, and she said she was interested in knowing what the others were. Then, I thought you might be interested too.🙂

On my old blog, I would pick a virtue for the week and concentrate on it, try experiments, and play what I called an "Everyday Game" to explore these different topics. I ended up only blogging about these topics for two years; my Everyday Bliss blog and life in general took up more of my time. Still, even though I stopped blogging about these specific topics, they continued to influence my parenting for the rest of Jess's life.

From the Everyday Mommy blog:

My intention with these virtues, in addition to utilizing them as I parent my girl, is to instill the fundamental qualities in Jessie, too. If she can grow up using and calling on these virtues as she navigates through life, then I know I have done my job as a parent.

Fun 

 Finding enjoyment and playfulness.

Discipline

The ability to follow directions and the courage to do what is right.

Creativity

The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.

Love

A feeling of deep affection and personal attachment. Affectionate concern for the well-being of others.

Wonder

To think or speculate curiously. The ability to see the miraculous and remarkable in everything.

Listening

To pay attention and be genuinely interested in understanding what the other person is thinking, feeling, wanting or what the message means.

Curiosity

The desire to learn or know about anything. To explore, question, and wonder.

Compassion

Empathy with an awareness of the interdependence of all things, and the strong desire to alleviate suffering.

Trust

Belief that you can depend on another and are able to predict what other people will do. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable.

Acceptance

Ability to be with people, situations, and things without the need to force, change, or alter them.

Empowerment

Foster individual self-discovery and self-esteem.  Validate trying, taking healthy risks, and listening to inner truths. 

Humility

The quality or condition of being humble; imitate Jesus and Socrates.

Flexibility

The ability to adapt and generate creative options rather than to obsess, worry, and control.