I find myself saying the phrase "not today" numerous times throughout the week. I really want to rid my daughter of her paci, but every night when she lays down I say "not today" because I know there are too many things going on the next day for her to have a rough night begging for her binkie... meetings, school, church, etc. I've done this for over a month now, every night thinking the same thing- "today is NOT that day!" I've realized that "that day" will never come. In my life, there is ALWAYS something going on tomorrow. That's just how it is... and the binkie is just an example. I tend to put some of the hard things off because I know I have to use my energy to focus on the things I need to do to survive today.... but with that attitude, growth will never come. In order to become who I need to be, I need to do the hard things... TODAY.
(as for the paci... today is NOT that day!)
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This totally made me think of that old Winans song... I don't know if you will remember their music but me and my mom and my sister used to clean house to their stuff. LOL. Any ways the lyrics are "Jesus said I am He who supplies all your needs, and you said I know but tomorrow... Tomorrow is not promised. Don't let this moment slip away. Your tomorrow could very well begin today..." Great song! Great post! Love you Lori!
lori you can def let her go a little longer, especially if she is only using it to sleep!!!
I clearly recall when it was time for Joel to give it up...he lost it in the night..and we seriously never found it again....until we took the crib down...it had gotten stuck on the wall right where the frame of the crib was.....lol
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