If you could stand on a soapbox and address the world, what would you have to say? An eclectic group of readers, writers, and well-known personalities share their messages
Atara Malach is the author of A Working Mother’s GPS: A Guide to Parenting Success for the Modern Working Mom and creator of the online GPS parenting program, is a psychotherapist and PCC who has been practicing internationally for over 30 years.
Raising a family while juggling building a practice and investing in academic degrees, I was always waiting for the perfect moment to play a game with my children (when the house was clean) or visit grandparents (when the children were fed, bathed, and on their best behavior) or go to the park (when the weather was beautiful and everyone had done their homework.)
I realized too late that by waiting for the perfect moment I’d missed countless opportunities to create loving bonds and everlasting memories. Those perfect moments are few and far between. When we look back, we’ll see all the times we overlooked while waiting for the right time. Life is precious and fleeting. The perfect moment is right now!
Dr. Shula Wittenstein has been an individual and marital therapist and trauma specialist for 24 years, and is grateful for the privilege of living in Eretz Yisrael with her family.
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