
The Magic of Emotional Age
My 22 yr old came home looking a bit down. I asked him how his day was and he answered, "It was alright" in a way that didn't sound very alright. Trying to find out more, I responded with, "that sounds like you're alright in a not so alright way." After a bit he said, "It was just a long day." I still wasn’t buying it. Over the previous year I had experienced again and again the magic that occurs when I focused on breathing instead of talking or pushing my child to tell me wh