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G.R.A.C.E for Parents of Teens
5 Steps for Bringing your Best to the Next Moment
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The excercises in G.R.A.C.E. are always rewarding. When I first started the process, I could barely get through one letter. And some days that is still true. But the morsels are glorious. Just contemplating the G for gratitude, 'what or whom am I grateful for?' can anchor me in my absolute worst moment. The R for release has made me realize that I can choose to release and let go of fears, doubts, and people that hold me back or hold me away from moving forward. Oftentimes just answering the questions in G.R.A.C.E. such as, 'What about the future scares me that I need to let go of?' can be empowering. I just write down or think about my answer and immediately I begin to process moving through the fear or doubt I find challenging. It's kind of like personal brainstorming. The energy of the process alone is amazing. Once I learned to move through the process , I almost felt invincible.
I now move forward in my life with renewed energy and understanding. G.R.A.C.E. has taught me to appreciate and acknowledge this energy in my life. Good or bad, energy effects my moving forward or not moving forward. I've learned that I can choose how to expend it. Things such as being angry at something I cannot change can waste alot of my energy or I can choose to deal with the situation and save my energy to move forward. The questions in G.R.A.C.E. teach, encourage and support my choices. G.R.A.C.E. has taught me that can accomplish what I desire, whether it's embarking on a new venture or removing the 'dead wood' from my thoughts or my life. It's funny how when I have answered some of the questions in the book, and since I am answering to just myself with no one else as witness, I've found I am sometimes faced with hard truths about myself that I've spent a lifetime denying.
Once I acknowledge my own truths I can decide whether my belief is one I want to hold on to or one I want to change. With no one standing in judgement and using the G.R.A.C.E. process I've found I can move forward differently if I choose to. As I see it, we are all on the "treadmill" of life. It seems that 'routine' at the fastest pace possible is how we live our lives. Passion and thought and choice is squeezed out and left behind. I have found the G.R.A.C.E process makes choosing and moving forward in my life doable. It reminds me that the choices I have are many and I can choose to embrace or choose to release each opportunity or obstacle. Everyday offers new challenges and opportunities and I know that using the G.R.A.C.E. process I will move forward through each one. Everyone, any age, in any situation will benefit from G.R.A.C.E."
As a parent of a 15-year old son, my perspective regarding the way I parent has been inspired by Anne's humor, wit, depth, and wisdom. She has opened up a path to nurturing teens with a loving heart that honors the spirit of our sons and daughters. Anne's approach to life invites honesty, creativity, and a depth that might be missed in the busy culture in which we live. G.R.A.C.E. meets me where I am in a particular moment and offers me an opportunity to access clarity and direction in my role as a person and a parent. I have been gifted to look beyond the responsibilities of parenting a teenager to richer possibilities born out of the collective wisdom and experiences of many who have walked the road before me. Anne shares her own sources of strength combined with her creative energy to reach out to others who may benefit from her insight. She affirms my belief that parenting isn't always about having the answers, it is often about asking the right questions.
G.R.A.C.E. gets you to see other possibilities, to look at the gifts you are given. It gives you a way to focus your energies in a productive way. It’s like an internal brainstorm.
It’s a 360 degree sweep of my life, gets me in touch with where I am, notice different perspectives, choose where I want to be, brings me focus...then I can ask, ‘Okay, what’s coming up next for me?'