I thought I’d heard it all on the topic of entitlement but it seems I missed out (or shall I say our kids missed out) on what a colleague recently referred to as the “Feedback Sandwich.” While our kitchen was known for Read more »
- Who’s ZipLine Lady?
- What’s a ZipLine of Love?
- What’s a Filter of Love?
- Who’s Lil’ Miss Zip?
I’m Jeanne Rollins, an empty-nesting mom, NY State licensed family therapist and parenting coach with inspiraton and information for a happy and generous life. I regard our kitchen and classroom tables as places to gather our best selves to bring to the world because love, peace and charity begin at home. I've drawn on my experience in a big beautiful Italian family (BBIF) when addressing boundaries, communication and relationships. Please join me for slices of life and love through illustrative stories, practical tools and traditional recipes.What Maya Angelou said is true: "When we know better, we do better." On a ZipLine of Love an ever-expanding perspective lifts us to know, do and live better.
- We connect to a ZipLine of Love when we choose to live at a higher love vibration. This concept reminds me of a friend who lived in Tokyo with her tall, blonde husband. When they met in a crowded place, she spotted him instantly because he was higher and lighter than those around him. When we connect to the ZipLine, we recognize and move toward others who live and love at the same vibration. It helps to envision our highest love vibration: Group consciousness; highest self; stream of goodness; cord of good karma; God center; good reputation to live up to or whatever inspires us. On a ZipLine of Love, we view our stories (past, present and future) through a generous perspective and release all that is less than love. Together in the light of love we rise above and beyond what kept us apart.
- It's never too late to decide to view ourselves, one another and our stories through rose-colored glasses. Like the turn of a kaleidoscope, sometimes all it takes is a simple shift or reframe to make a big difference. Here ’s how it worked for me: By insisting on love, in sometimes difficult situations, I reached beyond my truth for a broader perspective. I began to recognize life’s difficulties as lessons and those who delivered them as teachers. I realized there’s no “right” which meant I could not have been “wronged.” What’s left is pure and simple: Love without conditions. Building on the premise that “Good karma makes good sense,” I soared to a ZipLine of Love and began to look at scenarios in terms of “Nets” that bind or “Wings” that release. What were once less-than-love stories gave way to an endless stream of love stories and I became your ZipLine Lady. I’m inviting you to put this recipe to the test and meet me on the ZipLine. If you’re already there, then all the better.
Lil’ Miss Zip started her career in the fashion arena, working for a buying house in NYC where she honed her fashion critiques and was inspired from some of the world’s most prominent designers. She later moved to a career in marketing, where she has been for over 11 years. With a degree in Fashion Merchandising/Marketing and a Bachelor of Science, Lil’ Miss Zip never let her fashion “flare” fail her! Excited to be working on the ZipLine with long-time friend, ZipLine Lady, she plans to use her sense of style, individual trend-setting efforts and favorite obsessions to help motivate in this ever-evolving world of fashion! While Lil' Miss Zip never looses sight of beauty as skin deep, she promotes nurturing our whole selves- inside and out.
"Family Matters" Column: Leaning In to the Larger Conversation by Jeanne Rollins as featured in The Rye Record on
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(posted by Jeanne on 2-26-2013)
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