Mindfulness
Challenged to think about how behaviour of others affects us daily, we spent time with a behavioural specialist today. Great insight, exhausting work! We look forward to doors being unlocked for the one we love, as we continue on the road to adulthood. Challenged to think. Challenged.
Reminded too about my own Nana as I sang to my grandson today. We sang Skinny Marinky Dinkydink (several times) much to his delight and my own! Building traditions, memories in the deep places. Behaviours that come out when that which we know deeply is challenged. Behaviours that are challenged by the life we live, by daily expectations. Challenges to the way we think, the things we know. How do we know we are loved? Where does our knowing come from? What makes us sure of what we believe? Teaching our children at a very young age what love is, security and unconditional love, we set the bar for when they are entering into life relationships, getting married and having children of their own. It all happens now and it never ends.
Frank Munsch's "Love You Forever" is one of those powerful memory makers, a book that challenges when we read it to make each day count. Challenges when someone disagrees with us, that we have a standard or ethic to keep hold of, one that our principles are founded on. Challenges to our parenting (I can't believe I am using that as a verb!!) that batter us on every side. Values challenged, but found to hold because they are based on unchanging principles.
Today, I am mindful of lessons learned. Lessons from parents, lessons from grandparents, lessons from my children and grandchild. I am so grateful for these lessons and my hope is that I would be affected every day to be mindful and careful about the decisions I make daily.
Reminded too about my own Nana as I sang to my grandson today. We sang Skinny Marinky Dinkydink (several times) much to his delight and my own! Building traditions, memories in the deep places. Behaviours that come out when that which we know deeply is challenged. Behaviours that are challenged by the life we live, by daily expectations. Challenges to the way we think, the things we know. How do we know we are loved? Where does our knowing come from? What makes us sure of what we believe? Teaching our children at a very young age what love is, security and unconditional love, we set the bar for when they are entering into life relationships, getting married and having children of their own. It all happens now and it never ends.
Frank Munsch's "Love You Forever" is one of those powerful memory makers, a book that challenges when we read it to make each day count. Challenges when someone disagrees with us, that we have a standard or ethic to keep hold of, one that our principles are founded on. Challenges to our parenting (I can't believe I am using that as a verb!!) that batter us on every side. Values challenged, but found to hold because they are based on unchanging principles.
Today, I am mindful of lessons learned. Lessons from parents, lessons from grandparents, lessons from my children and grandchild. I am so grateful for these lessons and my hope is that I would be affected every day to be mindful and careful about the decisions I make daily.
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