Bette’s Blog
Bette’s Blog will be dedicated to providing single parents with insights, information, and strategies to help you solve problems, deal with difficult situations and continue to grow into maturity, wisdom and Self-Strength. Bette will provide a smorgasbord of ideas for guidance and inspiration as you do one of the hardest jobs on the planet.
Empowerment Thought for SIngle Moms–Finding the Voice of Deep Knowing
Your Voice of deep knowing is a voice of health and intuition. It is the inner sound of your peaceful soul that whispers healing truth to you in your darkest moments, and your lightest. It is possible to reach your inner voice even in the midst of turmoil. When you quiet your mind through relaxation, meditation, prayer, or even some ordinary relaxing activity like sitting [...]
Mother’s Day in December–A Psychic Event
Today I wore a gold ring that belonged to my mother. She died 9 years ago today. She died on her wedding anniversary. December 3. As my mother lay in hospice in 2004, I thought she would pass on 11-11. My father had died years before, and I was convinced that he would come for her on his birthday. But he came on their anniversary, [...]
Dealing with Feelings: Some tips for Single Mothers
Single mother life brings feelings of every kind and degree. Some are intense, some are quite painful. For healing your resentments, experiencing your authenticity and feeling more inner peace, your inner being may call you to cope with these emotions. Doing so can increase your ability to cope with single mother life, and experience the full power of creative, effective parenting. Here are some "simple" tips [...]
Getting Psyched for Every Day Life
Some time ago I received a postcard from a woman who had discovered her true psychic nature in one of my stress management groups. She told me that she had been using her psychic intuition to feel less anxious and remain hassle free. She was doing this by picturing herself peaceful and relaxed even in situations that usually aggravated her. She was delighted to report that it [...]
Single Moms: We Have Soul in Our Stories
My personal story added a chapter today. I finished the draft for the last chapter of my book, "Soul Mothers' Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother." I have sent it off to my faithful readers for comments and ideas, but the idea of "Soul" is still full forward in my thoughts. It is such an important aspect of authentic Self and wisdom. I would like [...]
Making the Morning Work Work!
I came across a short article that was quoted in Working Mother Magazine a year or so back. I entitled it "Have a Model Morning," and thought I would put the "tips" out here in the cyber world (with a few additional comments.) The tips below were requested for two parent families. However, many households today are headed by single moms who are doing it [...]
Synchronicity–Does It Make You Wonder?
Yesterday someone mentioned the poem, The Dash. I had never heard of it and was curious. She told me that it is about the time between your birth date and your expiration date. As we discussed the poem, we had a conversation about how to live life, and how we want to be remembered. I told her that I would love to see the poem [...]
Inspiration for Today: The Sweetness of Grandparenting
What is it about grandchildren? The unconditional love I share with my grandchildren reminds me of what is important to me. When I am with my grandchildren, I remember how much fun it is to pretend and to laugh at silly things. Things that I have taken for granted take on new meaning. "Grammy, let's go see Hickory!" sounds as exciting as anything I could ever [...]