with stress, allowing them to sit in the discomfort of their imperfection,
staying out of it while they are forced to decide between two equally
desirable or undesirable choices—all of this is essential for a child’s
development.
During times of stress and tension, the ability to think outside the box
can so easily become constricted and wither away. This is why it’s
crucial you teach your children to engage life from an authentic sense of
a deep calling, as opposed to fulfilling an egodesire. Once they hold
within them the power to transform their hardships, they will never find
themselves at a loss for sustenance because they will know that the
source of everything is within them. They will make rubies out of rubble
because they see this is how you live your own life.
When you foster your children’s creativity on a daily basis in the same
way you supply them with the right nutrition, you teach them one of the
most valuable lessons of all: to rely on their inner being to solve life’s
problems. They have an intrinsic ability to think outside the box, and
only your anxiety causes them to doubt their inner voice.A LIFE THAT MIRRORS WHO YOUR CHILD IS
As part of expressing their unique being, a child’s life needs to mirror
who the child is. Their room should reflect them, their wardrobe be
personal, their hairstyle individual. Little do many of us realize how we
narrow our children’s vision, teaching them that following the beaten
path is to be preferred over beating out their own path. For this reason, we
are wise to solicit our children’s input on decisions regarding all these
areas of their life. In this way, it’s their choice how their inner world