The Zen Mama’s Blog
Welcome to the Zen Mama's Blog where you can find inspiration on being a parent! Betsy Henry is a teacher, mother, wife and also the author of HOW TO BE A ZEN MAMA and the ZEN MAMA'S BOOK OF QUOTES.
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Author Archives: Betsy
Your Perception of Time and An Inspirational Movie Monday
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” ~ Harvey McKay I’ve been thinking … Continue reading
Teach Your Children To Give Random Acts Of Kindness
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo Buscaglia … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Kindness, Parenting
Tagged Random Acts of Kindness, Valentine's Day Acts of Kindness
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The Art of Conversation With Your Family
“There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.” ~ James Nathan Miller Is the art of conversation lost when it comes to … Continue reading
Gandhi’s Top Ten
1. Change yourself 2. You are in control. 3. Forgive and let go. 4. Take care of this moment. 5. Without action you aren’t going anywhere. 6. Everyone is human. 7. See the good in people and help them. 8. … Continue reading
Posted in Positve Thought, Quotes
Tagged Gandhi's top ten fundamental's poster, quotes mahatma gandhi
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Self Esteem and The Literal Mom
“Knowledge must come through action.” ~Sophocles “Kids spell love T-I-M-E.” ~John Crudele “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~Epictetus In 2009 I was waking in the night because … Continue reading
Sundays In My State ~ Colorado
I am so lucky! I get to live where other people come to vacation. Just like Unknown Mami, who sponsors the link below, I love sharing my photos of my city and my state. And if you want to see … Continue reading
The Sky Is NOT Falling! 7 Solutions To Stop Living In Fear
“I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head.” ~Chicken Little Do you always believe that the worst is about to happen? Do you jump to conclusions? … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Ourselves, Letting Go, optimism
Tagged chicken little, chicken little syndrome, fear, letting go of fear, optimism, worry and fear
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10 Ways To Challenge Yourself Today!
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” ~ Bernice Johnson Reagon I love reading Sheila Burke’s blog, Zen-Sational Living for over a year now. Although we’ve never met in person, … Continue reading
21 Suggestions For Success
Have you ever read Life’s Little Instruction Book? It’s a wonderful, positive book filled with suggestions from author, H. Jackson Brown to his son. From his website: “H. Jackson Brown originally wrote Life’s Little Instruction book as a gift for … Continue reading
An Angel Visit
“All God’s angels come to us disguised.” ~James Russell Lowell This is the time of the year that our kids can drive us crazy. The weather is bad. It gets dark early. I know when my kids were young, it … Continue reading
Posted in Positve Thought
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