Finding on Serenity in being a Mother

So here it is the end of the official Mother's Day and it has been a day filled with phone calls, cards, good food and of course family.

In each blog I ask the question of finding serenity in various situations, so today here's the question - how do maintain serenity when a family member begins a rant against you personally?

This happened to me today and I found the solution with ease.  Don't fight back, Don't raise your voice, just listen and understand where the issue is coming from.  Frustrations, anger, and fear cause people to just react.  The key is to not overreact in response.

It's a difficult balance to maintain and I know that there are times when I am not successful and do overreact, but hopefully I can bring back my focus, balance and serenity.

I hope that each and every day of my life I can find a balance of find the serenity in all situations, whether it's writing in my blog, exercising, eating, working, cleaning, enjoying my family, enjoying my cat, reading on my IPad, surfing the web, arguing with my husband, traveling, etc.

So I suggest taking a deep breath, close your eyes, picture your children, your grandchildren, your spouse or partner and find the happiness and joy in the pleasure of being surrounded by love.  These moments will fill you with serenity.

Each and every day take a moment to re-adjust and locate your serenity.  Be in the moment.

Happy Mother's Day.