Dealing with difficult children is like watching a garden grow.*****
Resist the temptation to pull up the plants to check the roots.
In difficult times children may thrive on conflict.
If you take the bait the battle rages.
Instead step back, breathe deeply, relax, and stay at your center.
Battles require two parties
One fighting alone soon tires.
Are there times when, despite all efforts, you must impose your will?
Of course.
But remember, those times are far fewer than you can imagine.
Is this current battle really necessary?
--- William Martin, Parents Tao Te Ching
Trying substituting the word children with the word PEOPLE.
As I continue to find the place where I and my son can meet hearts, it occurs to me that this little quotation applies to all of life: to yoga, to children, relationships, the church, politics...the world.
Kinda covers it all, huh?
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