We live in a society where almost everything is defined for us. We like movies with happy endings, we like to be told how to view the world around us and more. Many of us don't like open ends, we simply want to be told how things should be. But when we talk about motherhood and spirituality, it's hard to create guidelines or define what motherhood is and make it fit to every woman. We must understand that every spirit is unique, each individual is unique, each family is different, each child brings a new perspective into our lives and into the world.
We tend to define motherhood by the things we do for our children. We clean up, we cook, we teach them about the world around, we keep our children safe, we worry, we think about getting them into the best schools possible, we want only the best for our children, very often we lose ourselves in that process. But motherhood is so much more than taking care of our children's well-being. It's not a something that we have to do, it's not something we have to learn. Motherhood is a space we occupy, it's state of being. It's an ever-changing, dynamic space that forces us to go within, to reevaluate ourselves as individuals. There is no doubt it's challenging space to occupy, it forces us to pay attention to our behavioral patterns, what we say to our children, how we act, what we think, it forces us to change.
There are many books, talk shows, blogs, radio shows that talk about disciplining children but when we really look closely to parenthood, we will see that parenting is not about disciplining a child, it's about self-discipline. So motherhood is a space of self-discovery, play, presence, mindfulness and more. It's different for each woman. Motherhood is not something we have to learn, we already have all the information we need as spirits, we know how to do it intuitively, it's within each of us as women. All we have to do is listen to that inner voice and all the answers are within. When we start to understand our spiritual nature, we will know that our children are aware of our fears, thought patterns, our emotional state and what's going in our inner world. Every parent can recall a time when their child just told them what was in their mind at that moment. Understanding our children's spiritual connection to ourselves is the big part of parenting. Parenting becomes an intentional spiritual discipline when we practice the art of understanding. The art of understanding is much more that simply taking care of our children, it makes us to be present and mindful to our children. Presence will allow you to be more aware of yourself and your children, awareness in return will allow you to trust your answers as a mother, to engage your child with openness, playfulness and neutrality.
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