"Say these ""Mommy"" ""Mantras"" in your ""head,"" or out loud if you need ""to,"" during those trying moments of mothering. They act to empower ""you,"" revive ""you,"" and remind you of another way to see your situation. Buddhist-inspired and psychologically ""grounded,"" they come through entertaining and universal stories of life with children. When they seem to fail ""you,"" you can always remind yourself that ""I"" am not ""Buddha."" Motherhood is not something we can master. We can only try to be more mindful."