Miriah Marx

08/12/2023

Empathy in motherhood 🫶🏼

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17/11/2023

‘Coping’ is only one rung above ‘not coping’.
How about we aim a little higher?

Our ND kids deserve it.

Em 🌈

17/11/2023

I feel like I’m coming up to some very big things in the next little bit.

I’m excited. But mostly very scared.
And tired.
Always tired.

Somehow I will do it.

Em 🌈

17/11/2023

17/11/2023

Generation Mindful ♥️

17/11/2023

17/11/2023

This quote is from my next book which will be released in 2024!

17/11/2023

An Illuminating & Guiding Share From Sarner's World of Innovative, Unconventional & Actionable Tips, Tools 'n WhatEver:

""It's a powerful act of love when we can recognize that just because our partner's needs look different from ours. . .it does not make them any less valid." -Author Unknown

15/01/2023

14/01/2023

14/01/2023

When I was a little girl, they taught me that the smartest kids were the first to be done with the timed math quizzes.

When I was a teenager, they taught me that I needed to finally figure out what to do with the rest of my life.

When I was in college, they taught me that if you wanted to be successful, you had to study longer, work harder, climb faster than everybody else.

When I had my first job, they taught me that overworking myself was a badge of honor.

When I got married, they taught me that I needed to hurry up and have kids before it was "too late."

When I had kids, they taught that I needed to get them to grow up, move up, and hurry up out the door.

But then I finally turned around and realized that I only have this one life.

And once I realized I am not going to be on this earth forever, I decided to stop treating my life like an emergency. To walk, instead of run. To sing really loud to songs with good harmony. To always make people -- not projects -- my priority. To stop treating myself as an afterthought. To eat amazing food, pull over to the side of the road for a beautiful sunset, laugh when I want to, cry when I need to, and be an actual human person.

I used to to think that it takes strength and courage to rush through life. But real courage comes in slowing down. So this is my promise to myself: I will stop rushing things that need time to grow -- including me.

14/01/2023

When our children are responding to something with disappointment, it does not make them ungrateful. It makes them disappointed. Gratitude is not the opposite of disappointed.

It is rather a practice of paying attention that leads someone to recognizing joy and focusing on absorbing that joy and sitting in it for as long as possible.

Pretending to always be thankful is a form of toxic positivity and we force that upon our children when we tell them that they should be grateful, or thankful or happy for something that isn't actually triggering gratitude in them.

If our goal is to teach gratitude than our mission is to model it. To move through the world as present as possible, noticing the lovely things and expressing our delight in them outwardly and authentically with our kids.

The more we practice gratitude, the more likely they are to want to jump on that train and ride it right alongside us.

13/01/2023

He missed the game but he showed up anyway.

When my husband called after work and said he was headed toward the field, we were already halfway through our last at bats.

I let him know he wasn’t going to make it and it was fine if he went home. We were playing on the other side of town- the field was an extra twenty minutes past our house.

But he said, “I’m heading your way. Even if I at least catch you in the parking lot, the kids will know I tried.”

He made it to the sidelines just as the last batter rounded the bases, both our sons already gathering their gloves.

I’d love to say their eyes lit up when they saw their dad, but one said “You’re late” and the other just gazed at him perplexed.

Their indifference to his effort didn’t go unnoticed.

My husband grabbed the chair he never got to sit down in and most of our stuff and walked us to the car.

I understood his disappointment and I understood theirs.

But walking to the car together, I recognized the seed he’d planted simply by showing up.

And one day, hopefully soon, that little seed will have grown into a flourishing awareness in our kids that showing up for your people matters.

Even when they have to work, even when they’re late, even when they make it just in time to lug our stuff to the car.

It matters.

They’ll understand that showing up is more than a long ride across town, but a selfless act of love.

They won’t focus as much on the innings he missed as the memory of his smiling face and outstretched hands as the dust settled on the field.

In the long run, they may not even remember we arrived separately, but they’ll always remember leaving as a team.

13/01/2023

"The Smolenski Park Council Circle has been constructed! Now and tomorrow, gather at this circle and speak one at a time to all members of your “council”. Above all, enjoy your time in this rare, natural space and reflect on this unique environment where people (and native species) want to be.

The Smolenski Park Prairie and Council Circle are made possible through the support of the Village of Mount Pleasant, and generous contributions from the Fund for Lake Michigan, the Racine Community Foundation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."

Thanks to our generous donors, we're able to fund incredibly meaningful projects that will serve generations of Racine County residents. Thank you, Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network, for your service to this community.

13/01/2023

In ancient Greece, women were forbidden to study medicine for several years until someone broke the law. Born in 300 BCE, Agnodice cut her hair and entered Alexandria medical school dressed as a man. While walking the streets of Athens after completing her medical education, she heard the cries of a woman in labour. However, the woman did not want Agnodice to touch her although she was in severe pain, because she thought Agnodice was a man. Agnodice proved that she was a woman by removing her clothes without anyone seeing and helped the woman deliver her baby.
The story would soon spread among the women and all the women who were sick began to go to Agnodice. The male doctors grew envious and accused Agnodice, whom they thought was male, of seducing female patients. At her trial, Agnodice, stood before the court and proved that she was a woman but this time, she was sentenced to death for studying medicine and practicing medicine as a woman.
Women revolted at the sentence, especially the wives of the judges who had given the death penalty. Some said that if Agnodice was killed, they would go to their deaths with her. Unable to withstand the pressures of their wives and other women, the judges lifted Agnodice's sentence, and from then on, women were allowed to practice medicine, provided they only looked after women.
Thus, Agnodice made her mark in history as the first Greek female doctor, physician and gynecologist. This plaque depicting Agnodice at work was excavated at Ostia, Italy.

13/01/2023

Join the fun and festivities in Racine County! Here are some events happening this weekend, January 13-15:

❄️ Winter Picnic in a Snow Globe, Racine Zoo
❄️ "Perfect Wedding," Racine Theatre Guild
❄️ Browns Lake Aquaducks Ice Fishing Jamboree, Fischer Park, Burlington
❄️ Fine Arts Invitational Show, Spectrum School of the Arts and Gallery, Racine
❄️ Brian Divis "In High Regard," OS Art Projects, Racine
❄️ Winter Farmers Market, County Line Hall, Union Grove
❄️ Milaeger's Great Lakes Farmers Market, Racine

For more events, visit: www.realracine.com/events

📷: Browns Lake Aquaducks

13/01/2023

Smiles say it all - companionship is vital for everyone's happiness and well-being. That's why we support the Senior Companion Program, Inc. Racine WI's work of matching a volunteer buddy with seniors requesting a weekly visit, free of charge to all participants. Thank you to our generous donors for making this possible.

13/01/2023

13/01/2023

Smile when they are afraid of you. 😃 🧛‍♂️ 🔥 🖋 ✨

13/01/2023

15/09/2022

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14/09/2022

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐥
Geosmin is a chemical you’ve never heard of but your nose recognizes it whenever it rains. It is the chemical that produces that unmistakable aroma of freshly turned soil or rain mixing with dry earth. The smell is so distinctive it even has a name, petrichor, which loosely translates as earth odor.
Geosmin is produced from the breakdown of organic matter by a variety of microbes such as cyanobacteria, actinomycetes & streptomycetes that are found in soil. It finds its way into various fruits, vegetables & even fish. In some cases it enhances the flavor of the food.
via Avantgardens

11/08/2021

Learning every day.