Nurture the wow : finding spirituality in the frustration, boredom, tears, poop, desperation, wonder, and radical amazement of parenting / Danya Ruttenberg.
Includes bibliographical references. New Book -- May -- 2016
Contents:
So Much Is Different Now: Parental Love as a Portal to Infinity -- Sweeping Cheerios From The Floor: Finding Inspiration in the Mundane -- Frustration! Anger! Desperation!: Transforming Hard Feelings -- I Have So Much Control Over Someone's Life, But Ultimately I Have No Control: Rethinking Power and Powerlessness -- Speaking On Your Heart: Prayer as Lullabye, Lullabye as Prayer -- Exhaustion And Poop: Finding Meaning in the Body Stuff -- Pecking Under The Table: How the Magic of Child's Play Can Infuse Our Lives -- It's Not About Me Anymore?: Creating a New Kind of Selfhood -- Seeing Everything With New Eyes: How Parenting Changes Our Vision of the World -- What Gives Us Goose Bumps: Parenting as a Mystical Encounter.
Summary:
"How our experiences as parents can become the path to transcendence"-- Provided by publisher. "A deeply affecting, funny, insightful meditation that challenges readers to find the spiritual meaning of parenting, "--Amazon.com.
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