A Little Wisdom from Your Kids
Filed Under Law of Attraction |
If you have children, listen up. If you don’t have children, this may help you make sense of your childhood. The default position for parenting is to “micromanage” your child’s life—under the guise that it is for their highest good. But really, it is for our own sense of peace.
Remember, children are already masters of happiness. Observe what they do, how they live, where their choices come from. It’s kind of humorous that we (the serious adults, who mostly are much less happy than them) want to teach them our wisdom. What you can teach them is how to listen to their guidance, which will always steer them right. That would require you learning first, though.
If children learn by our example, guess what your job is? Stop doing what you think will lead to happiness, and just learn to find peace and joy no matter your circumstances right now. Your children will thank you.
Here’s something to chew on today: consider that your children, nieces and nephews were sent to teach you about joy—not the other way around. Just something to consider.
Trust yourself, and you’ll trust them more. I know you want your kids to be happy. When you were little, you wanted to be happy, too! Today, remember the resilience, playful nature, and “ability to play with the wrapping paper and still have fun without needing the toy” of a child.
All that matters is that you love ‘em. Everything else is just fine-tuning. That means you are (were, and will be) doing a great job already!
Jennifer Hough
