https://nancycolier.com/anxious-about-returning-to-family-gatherings-be-prepared/ Psychotherapist, Author, Interfaith Minister & Thought Leader Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.3 https://nancycolier.com/anxious-about-returning-to-family-gatherings-be-prepared/#comment-148 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:18:34 +0000 https://nancycolier.com/?p=5539#comment-148 Thank you for this article! We’re taking our children, their spouses and our young grandchildren on a very special vacation this summer to celebrate my husband’s retirement, and though I’m looking forward to being with everyone, there are lurking triggers and possibilities for discord. There’s been a divorce, so one son will be alone, and the other son and his wife, though really good people, have chosen a very different life style & very different politics than the rest of us. Thank you for the “Mantra” suggestion!! Embrace the good; embrace the good; embrace the good! Grace between stimulus & response; curiosity between stimulus and response; patience between stimulus & response! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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