I have four children, and each is very different from the other. This continues to surprise me.
My siblings and I are also very different from each other. That surprises me too.
After all, as siblings aren’t we from the same “stock?” Sometimes it feels like we siblings are from completely different worlds.
Who are my children
My first child is serious and sometimes a little “significant.” My number two is happy-go-lucky. My third is a girly-girl, tomboy, and prima donna all in one. My youngest is, and will always be, the baby of the family (I was the youngest and I know what I am talking about :-).
I recognize all of them as parts I have myself: I am sometimes serious and significant, happy go lucky, a tomboy, a primadonna, and a baby.
My children teach me to know myself better, to be more aware of who/how I am so I can interact with them powerfully. If I am aware of who/how I am, I bring them more understanding of who/how they are.
When I am in my most aware moments, I remember my kids and their approaches and qualities, and make a conscious choice which part of mine I want to work with: serious and significant, happy go lucky, tomboyish, primadonna or a baby?
I love that through my children I learn to accept and use all my parts and qualities, in an appropriate and empowering way.
Isn’t that amazing?!
What do your children teach you?
And the journey continues!