Nurturing Your Child as Spirit
07 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
by childrenofspirit in Parenting Tags: beliefs, believe, caregivier, child, children, dream, feel, imagine, knowledge, listen, lives, mentor, parenting, spirit, truth
I DREAM,
I IMAGINE,
I BELIEVE
My purpose and passion come from the child of spirit within me. I have chosen to impart my Truth in hopes that it will stimulate you, and shift your belief system and ideas. In conveying this message, I ask that you simply listen, feel, and ask yourself questions. My intention is that you experience a knowing that resonates with your innermost being, the child of spirit that has always known the Truth. How does it feel to visit this place? What is the fear that keeps you from living this Truth? As a parent, would you like to see your children trusting their hearts, inner voice, and guidance, or adopting someone else’s un-truth about who they are?
As a teacher, spiritual coach, mentor, and parent, I want to pioneer a new vision for raising spiritually authentic children. I believe we – adults, parents, caregivers – must first get a glimpse of our own spiritually authentic selves. I believe it is important to recognize the thoughts, patterns, and conditioning that have kept us from living essence filled lives. We must ensure that we do not unwittingly perpetrate these limitations on our children.
I invite you to look at the beliefs about parenting that you hold true. I invite you to look at organizations and institutions – whether they are schools, churches, or government agencies – and ask yourself, am I, or these institutions, allowing my child to fully express her authentic self? Am I, or these institutions, undermining my child’s right and power to think for himself? Is my or the institution’s primary purpose to exercise control through guilt, shame, or blame if my child does not conform?
I believe that children cannot fully express their extraordinary authenticity if they are made to feel different, unworthy, unacceptable, or disenfranchised for not conforming or adhering to a certain set of rules, or parameters. Such conditions and parameters do not allow for exploration and questions, and do not allow children to make their own choices, and fully experience the consequences of those choices. Life and life lessons must be experienced if anything is to be learned.
I see more and more children being diagnosed with disabilities, disorders, and diseases. More and more teens and young adults are severely depressed and committing suicide. What I know is that this trend will continue as long as we allow our own dysfunctional belief systems and the institutions that reflect them to be more important than the uniqueness of each and every human being. It all begins with believing that something or someone out there has the right to determine who we are, what we can become, or the degree of our significance in life. Children cannot be authentic if they are forced to fit into a system of beliefs and values that do not allow for differences, uniqueness, or character that does not fit preconceived notions of normalcy.
I am pleased to see a world that is changing. In the wake of paradigm shifts and increased spiritual awareness. I have noticed a remarkable change in people, especially the children, teens, and young adults. I also notice that they often appear defiant because they choose not to conform to a structure that limits their freedom of expression. They are here with a strong sense of spirit, and an awareness of their innate gifts and birthright to be themselves. Their intention is strong, and they are not going to easily forget, give up, or surrender the vision they hold of heaven on earth. The children today are different, and their desires for peace and harmony are worthy of our utmost consideration. They have a desire to—and will be—seen and heard.
What do I see as a solution? Let’s play for a minute.
A new mindset! YES!!! Is it full of possibilities beyond what we could ever imagine in our wildest dreams? YES!!! As in any new mindset there is a shift and change. In opening to the field of all possibilities, we get to trust, allow, and embrace the new. The children know, and the children will lead the way. What they want is a loving, respectful, unconditional environment to feel safe, listened to and heard. They can and will only support us, and the children will lead the way. They need a vision of the divine within human nature. They need to feel a sense of belonging, a place of value in the unfolding drama of life in Earth School. We can teach them to live an essence-driven life, and to hold fast to their dreams.
So, I invite you to create sacred space for your children so they sense that you love them for who they are, that you do not want them to be something they are not. They yearn for love and validation, and when given these gifts, they will return them bountifully. Our children are here to assist us in making these shifts to a world of cooperation, collaboration, joy, love, and peace. So let’s believe, play, pretend, and live in the joy that allows us to dance and co-create with the universe. This is a field of possibilities that holds our dreams and so much more that we cannot not even touch or fathom. What an adventure full of fun! Freedom at last!
At the core of every child, there is an intact spiritual being. Allow your own child of spirit to partner with your children, and guide them to trust and listen to their own child of spirit within.
