Elastigirl

I just finished read a book titled " A Box of Chocolates" written by Mrs. Hanna Carol. Actually this book is about thoughts of parenting. Well, at first I bought it, actually I didn't paid attention about its content. I just love the cover and I'm so sure that the book is worth to read (definitely). So, about 2 weeks ago I bought it after church @ JPCC. It's written in English (well, hum, I'm not an expert in English, but I'm willing to learn). :)

So, I want to share one chapter of the book, it's about "Elastimom".

Well, since I'm not a mom (yet), so I consider it as an "Elastigirl".

As an example, She used Elastigirl, the wife of a super hero (Mr. Incredible).

The famous quote is:

"We're superheroes. What could happen?" ( Taken from Elastigirl fan site)

Herewith I quote some thoughts of its chapter which I believe can be a lesson learned and applied in everyone's life (mine as well) :

" Every day we face situations or even pressure that requires us to respond properly and wisely. We are all required to be more 'elastic' or in other words, to respond correctly to all kinds of pressure that comes into our lives. The more elastic we are, the greater our strength will be, and we will not easily crack or break. As we face greater stress level (pressure) that comes, we are required to increase our capacity to cope.

Many people think that in order to withstand the pressures of life, we need to be though, hard and persistent ( I used to be one of them, but I decided to change, in process). However, it is better that whenever the pressure comes, we respond by stretching our capacity with a determination to not give up."

Good news for us, we do not need to harden our hearts and be though in dealing with personal problems and the pressure in our lives. We can respond to pressure just by "stretching".

" I'm (Elasti) girl, what could happen?"

Cheers,

- V -