How to be a happy mom
You need to be a happy mom.
Happiness is not a luxury nor is it an accident. Since the beginning of philosophy, man has understood that he desires happiness.
What is a happy mom?
- Convivial: Because mom is the home atmosphere
- Lighten up!
- Morning Time as Happy Time (and what happiness truly is)
Do moms need self-care to be happy?
Self-care is a current buzz word. Most of it is wrong-headed. When we prioritize ourselves, we do not get good things. When we force or grab our own way, we cause damage, not growth. We don’t need self-care as the world sells it in order to be happy moms.
We do need rest, but true rest doesn’t happen at the salon. True rest happens in our hearts through prayer. Having your nails or hair done is irrelevant to the state of rest you experience, and it ought to be irrelevant to your satisfaction with your life.
- You need self-control, not self-care
- The self-care you need is spiritual
- Self-care mistakes and how service solves them
- Budgeting time for rest and renewal
- Eat a live frog every morning
Moms need to know how to really rest
Rest is an essential prerequisite for happiness. Restlessness – being without rest – brings anxiety, stress, and exhaustion. And, as Augustine said:
Thou hast made us for thyself, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.
Augustine, Confessions
Let us find rest in the right place – in Christ. There, we will also find our happiness as moms. Happy moms rest.
- How to find rest as a mom at home
- It takes work to rest
- How can I take a sabbath? Surviving a day off as mom.
- Start Monday strong by taking Sunday off
- 5 myths about teaching from rest
- Budgeting time for rest and renewal
- Living from a state of rest
- Finding leisure and scholé
Keep these truths in mind with this free printable.
Being a happy mom is our responsibility
We are in charge of our mood. Our attitude is something we can control. If we want to be happy moms, we need to be intentional and purposeful about how we feel – we don’t have to run on our default emotions.
- Being happy: Having an organized attitude at home
- How to be a happy homemaker
- How to organize your attitude without faking
Hacks for being more happy as a mom
But how do we organize our attitudes in the midst of the mundane details of life? I’ve got some ideas for being a more happy mom.
- Beat the morning blahs with this secret weapon
- 52 Ways to Organize Your Attitude (a series)
- The low-energy mom’s guide
- The importance of a sense of humor
How to be happy even when the house is a mess
Sometimes we blame our bad mood on the circumstances of our life, but we can be happy even when life is hard and even when life is not going our way. Let’s dig in and learn how to be a happy mom even when we have tedious work to do.
- Entropy: 3 ways to deal with it
- Ignore the mess
- Daily faithfulness over measurable results
- You can enjoy doing housework
The house might be a mess now, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Let me help.
