Parenting from joy
I was talking to a friend of mine who is absolutely obsessed about organic foods, chemicals and doing everything right. I am also mindful of type of foods I put into my body and of course type of food my child is eating but her obsession was beyond food, she wanted to do everything perfectly. She would ask me as an intuitive if her daughter is OK? Is she having a good time? Is she healthy enough? Does she think I am a good mother? This was creating stress in her life, her obsession to do everything perfectly was making her tired and unhappy.
The amusing thing was that her daughter was fine and she was having a great time. My friend at the other hand had forgotten to look within and listen to herself, she was constantly relying what books say, what pediatrician says, what other people had to say etc. She was looking outside of herself to find answers. Her goal was to create a joyful life for her family full of laughter and exploration while within she was frustrated.
In order to find joy and parent from a space of joy, you need to find it within yourself. First step is start looking within, you have all your answers, we all have an innate knowledge of how to be a mother, a father, an aunt etc and it is beyond books. It lays within you waiting to be discovered.
Parenting from joy starts within, we parent from example. You may say the words, the right things to your child but if you are not following what you preach, no one will. Start by looking within and allow your light to shine, find your joy about life, about being a parent. Allow your intuition to open and trust what you know.
"Ultimate success comes from experiencing and listening to our hearts, our environment, our spirits, and those that we trust are saying to us. Freedom from what others dictate is right and wrong and their opinion on what works and what doesn't gives us wings to fly and experience life in a whole new way."
Mallika Chopra
The amusing thing was that her daughter was fine and she was having a great time. My friend at the other hand had forgotten to look within and listen to herself, she was constantly relying what books say, what pediatrician says, what other people had to say etc. She was looking outside of herself to find answers. Her goal was to create a joyful life for her family full of laughter and exploration while within she was frustrated.
In order to find joy and parent from a space of joy, you need to find it within yourself. First step is start looking within, you have all your answers, we all have an innate knowledge of how to be a mother, a father, an aunt etc and it is beyond books. It lays within you waiting to be discovered.
Parenting from joy starts within, we parent from example. You may say the words, the right things to your child but if you are not following what you preach, no one will. Start by looking within and allow your light to shine, find your joy about life, about being a parent. Allow your intuition to open and trust what you know.
"Ultimate success comes from experiencing and listening to our hearts, our environment, our spirits, and those that we trust are saying to us. Freedom from what others dictate is right and wrong and their opinion on what works and what doesn't gives us wings to fly and experience life in a whole new way."
Mallika Chopra
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