Five Things
April 15, 2011
I was doing some research on blended families and step-parenthood this week for a personal project, and came across a couple of good resources I figured might be useful to some of you.
3. The Work of Byron Katie ~ This was recommended by the Blended Families website just mentioned, and it is the second time she has popped up on my personal radar in a month. Hmmmm…
And, unrelated to my blended families research, I offer…
4. Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Melissa Sweet ~ I love this interview with children’s book illustrator Melissa Sweet, whose work I have been swooning over lately.
5. Sarah Ahearn’s new book Painted Pages is now shipping on Amazon! I ordered my copy this week, and I can’t wait to see Sarah’s work, photographed by the uber-talented Thea Coughlin.
Byron Katie = totally amazing. I have seen her in London and known of The Work (and been using it) for about 6 years.
One of my friends is currently in the USA, going to do a stint in Ojai (just up the road from you – right?) in a few weeks.
Can’t recommend her enough. Really. It is a way to a more peaceful existence within myself.
My kids are grown but were raised in a blended family. I married my current husban when my kids were teens. In my experience the most important thing is for the step parent be a friend to the kids, don’t try to step in and replace the absent Mom or Dad. By friend I dobn’t mean put up with unacceptable stuff, but be there for the kid, listen, pay attention, learn from them and hopefully they will learn from you.
I think I learned more from my kids than they learned from me.
Great links and info.
awesome art!
Best, Ellen
Byron Katie is *amazing*. Check out her website and start watching the videos of the work that she does with people. It’s really amazing stuff. Her book, Loving What Is, is just lovely.
I second Kate “Loving What Is” is excellent.
I am a mama and bonus mama (don’t like the word “step”) in the process of blending…it is an ongoing process!
thank you for these resources!
ooxx
kolleen