The Best We Can Be - Honouring Our Children

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Everything we do and say in the presence of our children makes an

impression on them.

 

We may think we can get away with swearing or gossipping in front of

them when they can't talk, but we have forgotten that just because

they can't talk doesn't mean they don't hear.

They are sensitive sponges absorbing their environment in ways we

will never know.

 

Even if the words don't make sense to them, they make an impression,

as does the energy behind the words.

We Honor our children when we acknowledge that they are fully

present from the very beginning and when we offer ourselves to them

in ways that model the best of what humans can be.

 

When we bring a child into the world, a great welling up of love and

hope fills our hearts.

 

We unequivocally want the very best for our children, and we want to

be the best parents a child could ever want. We begin to see

ourselves and our lives in a different light, and things that seemed

okay before we had a child suddenly reveal themselves as

problematical.

 

This can lead to a somewhat mincing review of our habits of speech,

thought and feeling, our relationships, and our physical habits.

We may feel that we have put ourselves under a microscope, which can

be stressful.

 

However, it can also lead to a great healing of our own unresolved

issues and, in turn, it enables us to be good parents to our

children. Talking to other conscious parents about this life

transformation can be very helpful.

 

Our desire to become the best we can be is often strongest at the

very beginning of a child's life and sometimes loses its intensity

as we grow accustomed to their presence.

 

However, it is never too late to look at ourselves and notice

whether we are offering our best to our children.

 

That original welling up of love and hope can inspire us throughout

our lives to be the best we can be.

 

Ln. R. Sankaran MJF Ananda Surgicals-Trivandra m