Dear Soul,
Today was a blissful adventure catching up with old friends,
enjoying some great food and achieving goals for the day. There was a sense of
achievement, however more than that, there was an awakening.
As parents, our children need us as they grow from infancy
to toddlers, then from toddler ship to tweens, then teenagerhood. During these
milestones we hope that we teach them well and can release them into the world
making their mark in life. At times it is the not letting go that impedes our
children's growth the most. By
empowering them with choice and roadmaps to make informed decisions, when we
are no longer relevant to their progression they will thrive greatly.
Today I learned that as a parent, I need to let go sometimes
and not allow my ego to outpace me or follow the socialized behavior that my
very existence and validation is idealized in my parenthood and the need my
children have of me. In nature we see adult animals teaching their offspring
the keen awareness of how rugged and hard life can be, merely surviving as a
member of the food chain. Eventually, these astute parents let go knowing the
dangers, hoping their next generation get it right and thrive with a great
sense of exuberance on top of the heap not at the bottom.
I am learning to let go and lead with love so that I can
empower my daughter to find herself and have the strength and personal power to
create life on her terms. To let go is
to allow growth. and confidence to flourish.
I met a young woman who did not fit societies expectations,
and with confidence, she fit herself fully and totally. I asked her about her makeup
she was wearing. She said I just started and it take lots of practice. In our home make up is a big discussion and
not having grown up in a world that it was important as a teen, I needed to
understand my daughter's generation. Much like building a business, if you want
to know how you are doing go ask your customers. In this instance if I want to
understand a 13–14-year-old perspective, go talk to a teen.
Compelled to learn and most of understand I asked what mattered most
about wearing makeup. This young lady with such great inner self-awareness
said, "For me it is about how I express myself. Make-up to me is about me
and my expression, not to show up, to catch attention or to fit in, just to
express myself my way."
From a sophisticated thinking, true to her core young lady, I discovered that we each have a unique, visible and identifiable mode of self-expressing. Add to that recipe a great sense of self-confidence and assuredness, you have a bonified formula around self-esteem that celebrates the fullness of all that you are.
Remember each of us throughout the duration of our lives
grows and becomes a version unlike any other and knowing that is we are a rare
and exceptional expression of life and there is no comparison affords us much
love.
As I turn the page on this day, I leave you with two parting
thoughts ...
Hello Gorgeous, Keep being brilliantly you and thank you for stopping by to share in a moment
Thanks,
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