Motherhood is not only a time for taking care of your children, it can be a time for self-discovery. In the midst of nursing, bottle-feeding, changing diapers, and nurturing your baby; you can carve out a little time to center yourself, reflect on who you are, and who you want to become.
40 Days and 40 Nights: Taking Time Out for Self-Discovery by Ilene Segalove, is a guided journal filled with thought provoking questions and activities, that allow you to explore the depths of who you are. The author was advised in 1996 by a rabbi to “take 40 days and 40 nights to go into the desert of [your] heart and soul.” Out of her experience, she created a guided journal that is a “metaphor for personal transformation; from the restrictions and limitations for your current self-definition, to the expansive possibilities of who you want to be.”
In the beginning, you create an intention and make a commitment to write in your journal everyday for 40 days. It may seem impossible in the middle of all your responsibilites, but you can tailor the process to meet your personal needs. It also helps you to dedicate a manageable time to yourself; something that all mothers need.
So take some time, put your pen to paper, and embark on a magical journey into the unknown. Forty days of self-discovery may just surprise you.
Ilene Segalove is the co-author of the best selling List Yourself journal series. She is also author of Unwritten Letters and The Write Mood.
This book can be previewed and purchased at the Om Mamma store:
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