How Does She Do It?: 101 Life Lessons from One Mother to Another PDF
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How Does She Do It? 101 LIFE LESSONS FROM ONE MOTHER TO ANOTHER Sheila Ellison For Nancy Moshenrose Maley, my mother, who showed me with her encouragement, love, creative tidbits, humor, and wisdom exactly how it’s done. Contents An Invitation xi 1.Celebrate Yourself 1 2.Laugh Now,Clean Up Later 2 3.Forget the Spoonful of Sugar 4 4.“You Never Listen to Me” 6 5.Stories We Tell Ourselves 7 6.Not All Children Are Created Equal 9 7.The Compliment Cure 11 8.“You Let Your Kid Do What?” 12 9.The Joy of Lowered Expectations 14 10.What It Means to Be Courageous 16 11.Mom’s Appointment Book 17 12.Everyday Magic 19 13.A Giving Nature 20 14. The Welcome Mat 22 15.We All Have Disabilities 23 16.Nobody’s Perfect—Including Mothers 25 17. Learn to Disappoint Others 26 18. Ten Minutes a Day 28 19. An Inspiring Habit 29 20. What It Really Means to Have Style 31 21. Actions Speak Louder 33 22. Too Stressed for Sex 34 23. Let Go of the Rope 36 24. The Real Think Tank 37 25. Both Right and Wrong 39 26. Seize the Moment 40 27. A Life of Spiritual Practice 42 28. Creative? Yes—You! 43 29. The Men in Your Life 45 30. Show Up as Yourself 47 31. Bathing Suit Blues 48 32. Let Tears Rain 50 33. Controlled Burn 51 34. Fire the Judge 53 35. Invitation to Your Defiant, Ass-kicking, Experimental Self 54 36. Listen to Your Anger 56 37. Count to Ten and Breathe! 58 38. Bring It On! 60 39. Draw a Line in the Sand 61 40. Driving Lessons 63 41. It Takes Two to Fight 64 42. They Need You Now 66 43. Stranger at the Door 68 44. Money Love 70 45. One Honest Voice 71 vi CONTENTS 46. Moments of Suffering 73 47. Ask for Help 74 48. Grateful Optimism 76 49. What Children Remember 78 50. A Ministry of Presence 80 51. You’re a Safety Net 81 52. Create Community 83 53. Decisions That Hurt 84 54. Emotional Self-defense 86 55. Practice Forgiveness 88 56. Grateful for Grief 89 57. We Are the Champions 91 58. A Sexy Attitude 92 59. PMS = Perfectly Made System 94 60. Demon Days 95 61. To Tempt or Not to Tempt 97 62. Body Connection 99 63. Age-old Obsession 101 64. Surround Yourself with Beauty 103 65. Things Kids Say 104 66. Grow a Friendship 106 67. Never Forget Your Girlfriends 107 68. Fitting In 109 69. Kids Who Challenge Life 111 70. Negotiation—Our Specialty 113 71. Space to Grow 115 72. Embrace Your Strength 116 73. Food for Thought 118 74. Learning to “See Funny” 120 75. Sensuality Discovered 121 CONTENTS vii 76. Mirror, Mirror 123 77. Mom’s Yearly Bonus 124 78. Shop Till You Drop 126 79. Peaceful Existence 128 80. If Moms Ruled the World 129 81. Girls’ Night Out 131 82. A Time to Give 133 83. I Think I Can 134 84. The Spectacular Lives Inside Each of Us 136 85. Me First 137 86. Taxi Service 139 87. Married with Children 140 88. Heal Each Other 142 89. A Visit to the Outhouse 143 90. Dropping the Ball 145 91. Life Design 101 147 92. Secrets to Keep 148 93. Stand-in Mom 150 94. Digging Deep Enough 151 95. The Real Holiday 153 96. Romantic Interlude 155 97. Wild Woman 156 98. The Color of Your Life 158 99. Family Memories 159 100. Time to Dance 161 101. What Is Enough? 162 Acknowledgments 164 viii CONTENTS About the Author Other Books by Sheila Ellison Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher
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