It’s so easy to forget to consistently teach and remind our children they are of value, they have divine worth, and they have gift and talents that are unique to them. Those talents can be magnified as they share their light with others.
I think one of the reasons why we forget to teach and constantly remind our children they are loved, talented, and have potential to do good in the world is because often we forget to teach this concept to ourselves. Often in the everyday struggles of motherhood, it’s easy to compare our weaknesses to other people’s strengths and feel down about ourselves but that practice is so toxic to our psyche.
Recently I listened to Jay Shetty’s interview with Lauren London and it was so incredibly interesting. They were talking about how we often look to others for safety and acceptance. When we are not getting those things from our parents, we often will look for it elsewhere. That was what happened to Lauren London when she started drinking alcohol at a young age. That is also my story. It is also the story of many other children today.
So how do we imbue a sense of strong identity, positive thinking, and love towards ourselves? How do we teach our children they are special so when they go out into the world their inner environment is grounded. Furthermore, can we teach this grounded-ness to youth who live in difficult family situations? We use to say, it’s not the job of public schools to raise children but the reality is, in certain neighborhoods, simply trying to teach reading, writing, and math just isn’t enough. They need help learning how to become mentally strong, resilient, and must learn wisdom earlier because they are in harder situations. Unpacking and dealing with inter-generational trauma can be their superpower. They just need support and the right tools.
Signing off with love. Praying your light shines through.
-KC