Pretty amazing huh? Parenting, one of THE most important jobs in the world, is executed largely by people who have no experience in the job. Even if some think they are experienced, along comes the child who proves them wrong. What is our guide on this sea of uncertainty? Feelings.

It’s about feelings. Everything we do in our lives is about how we’re feeling. How we feel dictates what actually shows up in our lives. So if we’re feeling good most of the time then mostly good stuff shows up.

Our feelings are our direct communication with God. It is how we know that something is about to show up, good or bad. This is why it’s important to learn how to control how you’re feeling…so we can usher a lot more good stuff into our lives. Make a point of feeling good at all times.

Let’s teach this to our children as we are doing it and as we are learning to do it. It enhances their and our experience of life to know how to keep our feelings at a certain good level. The things we want can show up as we want, there’s a lot less frustration and a lot less need for heavy discipline!

If we stop in the moment and check our feelings, they tell us what we need to do. We can examine the thoughts that led to a bad feeling and change them. We can ask ourselves "What thought is gonna place these feelings where I want them to go?" Push the pause button and reflect instead of being on automatic with negative reactions. ‘In the moment’ is where the feeling is. Recognizing that is the difference between a happy life, an okay life or a miserable life.

How good are you at controlling your feelings and what you are creating?