We’re officially at the halfway mark, which means there is plenty of time to finish strong 💪💖 If you’ve posted once, twice, or even fallen a little behind….this is your loving reminder to jump back in. Gratitude is cumulative. Every entry counts, and momentum builds fast when you recommit. 🌸 For the ladies who’ve recently joined: it is not too late to participate! Jump right in & your entries count from today forward, and you’re still fully eligible to win. ✨ A few reminders: 🌱 Gratitude shifts your nervous system 🌱 It rewires your focus toward abundance 🌱 It raises your emotional baseline 🌱 And yes… it puts your name in the running for the $150 prize 🏆✨ 💸 Winner will be chosen via a RANDOM LIVE DRAWING at the end of the month, so consistency matters, but perfection does not. 📌 Important: Please make sure to post your entries under the Daily Gratitude category 🙏 so they are easily found and counted toward the challenge. Things like: ✨ What went well today? ✨ What are you proud of this week? ✨ What’s something small you usually overlook but are thankful for right now? Let’s end this month strong, together. Flood the feed with gratitude. Anchor in the good. Finish with momentum. 🤍✨

When We Project Onto Our Children (and How to Stop) One of the most common, and most unconscious parenting patterns is projection. We don’t mean to do it. But we often place our own childhood wounds, fears, responsibilities, unmet dreams, and anxieties about outcomes onto our children. And then we call it: - “Wanting the best for them” - “Preparing them for the real world” - “Protecting them” - “Motivating them” But often… it’s us trying to resolve our past through their future. 🌸 What Projection Can Look Like 🌸 • Pushing your child to succeed because you struggled • Becoming anxious when they make mistakes because you weren’t allowed to • Over-responsibilizing them because you had to grow up too fast or over-doing things for them because subconsciously you want them to need you • Panicking about their future because you didn’t feel supported in yours • Interpreting their emotions as “too much” because your emotions were dismissed • Expecting emotional maturity beyond their age because you had to develop it early Children then carry pressure that was never theirs to hold. 🌸 The Hidden Cost to Kids 🌸 When children become the container for our unresolved experiences, they learn: - Love is conditional on performance - Safety depends on pleasing adults - Mistakes equal danger - Their emotions are burdens - Their worth is tied to outcomes This doesn’t build resilience unfortunately it builds hyper-vigilance, anxiety, perfectionism, or shutdown. 🌸 The Reframe: Children Are Not Here to Heal Our Past 🌸 Your child is not: - Your second chance - Your redemption arc - Your emotional regulator - Your unfinished story They are a separate soul with their own timeline, nervous system, temperament, and lessons. Your role isn’t to control outcomes, when we do this we rob them of their own lessons. Your role is to co-regulate, guide, and protect without projecting. 🌸 How to Catch Yourself in Real Time 🌸 Before reacting, ask: • “Is this fear about my child… or about me?”

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Being angry is easy. Being jealous is easy. Being reactive is easy. Being resentful is easy. But they are so hard on your body and nervous system. Those emotions are automatic. They’re reflexes of the nervous system trying to protect you. Anger rises fast when a boundary feels crossed. Jealousy appears when insecurity or fear of loss is activated. None of that makes you weak. It makes you human. But the work… is choosing the other direction. The work is: • Pausing instead of reacting • Getting curious instead of defensive • Regulating your body before speaking • Taking responsibility for what the emotion is pointing to Growth isn’t about never feeling anger or jealousy. It’s about not letting those emotions drive the wheel. Because when you move in the other direction, you gain: • Clarity instead of chaos • Self-respect instead of regret • Power instead of reactivity • Emotional safety in your relationships The question isn’t “Why do I feel this?” It’s “What is this feeling asking me to look at within myself?” That’s where maturity lives. That’s where peace is built. 💭 Reflection for today: When was the last time you chose regulation over reaction, and what changed because of it?