🌿What kind of GRANDMA will you be?

(2 min read) Have you ever thought about being a grandma? I didn't think about it until my mid pandemic 30th birthday. The world was on fire, the wrinkles became more apparent, the slower metabolism caught me off guard and walking down the clothing aisles of Target made me cringe (seeing all the styles of my teenage years coming back hit me really hard ).

I easily could've held on to the passive aggressive narrative that getting older is negative, but instead I realized with each year that passes I step more fully into my true role as matriarch. 

A matriarch is a leader in her family. She is powerful, compassionate, and a source of comfort to those she leads. This title only gets better with age because we reap the benefits of the choices made today. It excites me to make good choices and to be a source of energy for my kids and for others around me. 

I created an exercise to help me set the intention of what I want as a mother and eventually a grandmother or foster grandmother if my kids choose not to have their own kids. The "Mirvana Goals I Have for You" (see the image below) is a simple exercise in which you write 1-2 sentence goals for each 5 year period of your child's life. These can be super basic or more thorough. They can change over time or stay the same. Make them work for you, use them as an anchor for the path you want to be on as a mom, grandmother, matriarch.

I can't wait to become a grandma, I can't wait to be the support I wish I had, I can't wait to enjoy a baby without utter sleep deprivation, and mostly I can't wait to see the amazing adults my own kids will have turned out to be. Instead of falling into the silly trap of trying to stay ageless, consider what power and wisdom comes with age and embrace it. 

Honor your importance and safeguard your mind. All our kids depend on it. See you in next Sunday's e-newsletter.

XO, Naomi

mom, founder, certified life + business coach

www.highachievingmomsclub.com

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Mirvana Goals I Have For You Exercise

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Try this exercise and let me know if you want more "homework" like this in my weekly email newsletter. I want to support YOU so that you can raise your children the way you want, with integrity, solid values, and the ability to lead the future generations.