It was meant to be a strong reminder of things I would and wouldn’t do as a parent. I was at the university and I was writing my thoughts and observations in a little blue notebook.

I was thinking of parenthood way before I became a parent myself. Is there part of you that wishes you were raised by conscious parents? And if you were raised by one, how does this mantra feel? My little blue notebook My child’s spirit will reflect the manner in which I am invited to respond to my own essence.Ĭan you feel it? I get goosebumps! I know that some of you are not parents so this might not feel just right for you yet. My child’s spirit is infinitely wise and will manifest itself in exactly the way it’s meant to.

I’m here as my child’s spiritual partner. I’m not here to determine what course my child’s life should take. I ask for a reminder of my own ordinariness and the ability to bask in its beauty. I ask for the grace to sit with my child each day and simply revel in my child’s presence. I ask for the ability not to base my child’s being on grades or milestones reached. I ask for the wisdom to appreciate the sparkle of my child’s ordinariness.

I will give my approval freely as my child has earned this right. I release my child from the need to obtain my approval, as well as from the fear of my disapproval.

I ask to be released from the notion that I have any power or jurisdiction over my child’s spirit. If we continuously use these dogmas in our daily interaction with children, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when they rebel or turn their back on us, or worse, hurt themselves or others out of their desperation. It contains defense from all the dogmas and wrong beliefs we carry into parenthood thinking we own our kids and have the right to control their lives. I am sure I’ll be writing more blog posts about this, but for now, I have this deep urge to copy her daily mantra that every parent should say. My soul was approving it. I got so excited and happy about what she was saying that I just had to share it with as many people as I can. Do you ever get the feeling of gratitude and happiness when you read something that completely resonates with you? When every cell in your body screams “YES!” at the passages your read? That’s exactly how I felt when I was reading the book by Dr. Shefali Tsabary – The Conscious Parent.

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