New Grooves, Old Grooves
The new era of Daily Grooviness has just begun, but there are more than 200 Classic Grooves from the early years of TDG over at EnjoyParenting.com. (Written for parents, but secretly for everyone!)
They’re listed below in the order I wrote them, starting in 2006 when my kids were ages 5 and 9. Or you can let Fate decide which one to read now by clicking HERE.
Enjoy!
~Scott
- Idealism vs. Perfectionism
- Merging With Your Child’s Flow
- Let Your Love Shine
- Be Self/Centered
- Resistance Is Futile
- Leading-edge Parenting Requires Faith
- Who’s Demanding?
- Growing Down
- The Law of Attraction
- Be Selective... Go Shopping!
- Go With the Flow... Even If It’s ‘Wrong’
- Have a NICE day!
- Have a NICE Day! (Part 2)
- I’d Rather Feel Good!
- Beyond Right and Wrong
- “What Happened?!”
- Say Yes First
- Mother Nature Always Says YES!
- Invisible Teaching
- Your Emotional Guidance
- Your Emotional Guidance (Part 2)
- Be Unreasonable!
- “What’s GOOD about that?”
- Inner Freedom Feels Good
- The Joy of Being Known
- The Joy of NOT Being Known
- Creator, or Reactor?
- Red Light, Green Light
- The Play Ethic
- Say YES to Desire
- No Regrets
- Not Wrong
- The Joy of “Manipulation”
- The Big Lie
- Love Train
- Acceptance vs. Tolerance
- Independence Day for (R)evolutionary Parents
- Interpret Your Way to Partnership
- Rethinking Consistency
- Riding Coattails
- Protectiveness vs. Trust
- The Power of Attraction
- The Absolute Value of Your Child
- Transcending Culture
- The Benefit of the Doubt
- Making Peace With What Is
- The Power of an Open Heart
- The Now Game
- WordWatch: “Because”
- “Because I Said So!”
- Transforming Anger, Part 1
- Transforming Anger, Part 2
- Transforming Anger, Part 3
- Rehearsal of Fortune
- The Freedom Paradox
- Balance vs. Bigness
- The Wild Child
- The Power of Silence
- An Unconditional Icebreaker
- Weird Is Good!
- Feeling Good vs. Being ‘Right’
- “Do-Over!”
- Going Along for the Ride
- Love the Behavior, Too
- The Love Game
- Don’t Explain
- Helping vs. Co-creation
- Rich With Desire
- Invisible Abundance
- Zen Koans for Mindful Parents
- Swashbuckling Through Parenthood
- Needs and Desires, Part 1
- Needs and Desires, Part 2
- Needs and Desires, Part 3
- The Power of AND
- Unconditional Presence
- Positive Apology
- Kids Hear Your Vibe, Not Your Words
- There is only YES
- The (Real) Magic Word
- FEEL Your Way to Find Your Way
- Implicit Validation
- Nothing but Roses
- Every Experience Is a Gift
- The 51% Principle
- Generalizing Desires
- Be Real
- Transcending Worry
- Creative Democracy
- The Joy of Sharing
- A Human Becoming
- Unconditional Presence: The Oak Tree
- No Consequences
- Why?
- Emotional Midwifery
- Easing Exhaustion from Within
- Get In a Receiving Mode
- Get In a Receiving Mode: An Example
- Hindsight In Foresight
- Healthy Selfishness
- Confidently Uncertain
- The Shadow of a Doubt
- Matters of Life and Death
- Love Notes To Myself
- Relieving Time Pressure
- Two Kinds of Responsibility
- Two Kinds of Responsibility (Part 2)
- From REactive to PROactive
- Seeing the Forest for the Trees
- Life Is Messy... Get Over It!
- What Makes Kids So Wonderful?
- WWCD: What Would a Child Do?
- Patience vs. Presence
- A Post-Modern Thanksgiving
- PREsponsive Parenting
- WordWatch: “Always/Never”
- Goodness Is Inspired, Not Required
- “I Didn’t Sign Up For This!”
- The Cast Party
- The Creative Pleasure Principle (Part 1)
- The Creative Pleasure Principle (Part 2)
- Driving With the Brakes On
- WordWatch: “Should/Shouldn’t”
- The Oxygen Mask Rule
- Part-Time Santa, Full-Time Visionary
- Fire Drill!
- Falling In Love for the First Time... Again
- The Power of Humility
- Children ALWAYS Cooperate
- Remember Your Purpose
- Unreasonable Love
- Blessing the Mirror
- WordWatch: “My”
- Letting Go of HOW
- Your Portable Comfort Zone
- Say Goodbye to Guilt
- Infinite Love
- The One-Body Principle
- Your Heart’s Desire
- The Body Scan
- Practicing For Peace
- Rethinking Sociality, Part 1
- Rethinking Sociality, Part 2
- No Problem!
- “I Want It NOW!”
- The Sticky Speedometer
- Ignore the Score
- You ‘Should’ Follow Your Bliss!
- Time-In (Part 1)
- Time-In (Part 2)
- Time-In (Part 3)
- Time-In (Part 4)
- Why Kids Lie
- Seeing Eye To Eye
- Scare City
- Pushing Buttons
- The Power of Story (Part 1)
- The Power of Story (Part 2)
- Detoxifying Parental Guilt
- The Choosing Ritual
- Do You Know How I Know...?
- “I’m Not A Frog-Boiler!”
- The Appreciation Game
- Jump for Joy!
- Taking Children Seriously
- Children and the Law of Attraction (Part 1)
- Children and the Law of Attraction (Part 2)
- Authentic Pleasure Is Priority One
- Are You Your Child’s Friend?
- The Roots of Violence
- Radical Honesty (Part 1)
- Radical Honesty (Part 2)
- The Trickle-Down Theory of Human Kindness
- The Path of Least Resistance
- Are You Resisting Resistance?
- A Lot Can Change In One Year
- A Radical “Mother’s Day” Message
- Inner Separation Anxiety (Part 1)
- Inner Separation Anxiety (Part 2)
- WordWatch: “Don’t...”
- Beyond DOs and DON’Ts
- DARE To Be Real!
- Contraction vs. Expansion
- The Look
- Truth Is Overrated
- Worry Less, Love More
- The Perspective Game
- Is Joy Knocking On Your Door?
- Power Is Your Friend
- Needs and Desires, Part 4
- The Power of Intention
- “I Feel Like Screaming!”
- What Is “YES-Energy”? (Part 1)
- What Is “YES-Energy”? (Part 2)
- Your Inner Spell-Checker
- Small Body, Big Spirit
- The Power of Inner Freedom
- The Canary In the Coal Mine
- BE the Change
- Soccer Field Parenting
- Boycott That Thought!
- The Art of Uplifting
- Unadulterated Fun
- Unconditionality vs. Desires
- Terrible Two’s and Rebellious Teens... NOT!
- The Myth of Fairness
- Beyond Justification
- Say ‘Yes’ to ANYTHING Your Child Wants!
- ONE Resolution
- Obligatory Thanksgiving?
- The Price of Power
- The Price of Power (Part 2)
- The Price of Power (Part 3)
- The Price of Power (Part 4)
- The Re-emergence of the Famous Cat
- From PREscriptive to DEscriptive
- Does ‘Peaceful Parenting’ Work?
- WordWatch: “...MADE me feel...”
- Death + Birth = Life