To My Children
Posted on February 2nd, 2011
To My ChildrenYou are light, and I honor you.You have come to this place to live with me.I know that you are from me and that I do not in any way own you.You are free.You are a child of the universe.I know you have wisdom and truth within you, and I honor that wisdom and truth.I give you permission to live your own truth.I ask you to respect my truth, but I will not ask you to live my truth.Your truth is yours, and my truth is mine.Your ability to know is deep and profound, and I respect and honor it.I will guide you, but I will not expect you to live my life or my ways.I will always encourage and support your creativity and the fulfillment of your potential.In every way I will be open to the experiences we have, always loving you from my soul, always understanding that our love will continue for all time.There is nothing you have to do to win my love.There is no condition or situation upon which I will remove my love from you.I will love you forever, and that is promised to you in this moment.
When I got this from my friend, I sat down with my kids and read it to them. My son, who is 5, continued to play with his toys and intermittently tried to wrestle with his sisters. My daughters, who are 8 and 11, seemed to listen but once I was finished, they wanted to continue what they had been doing before I started reading to them. As I was sharing this with them, I thought how nice it would have been if my parents had gotten this when I was a child and had read it to me. I plan to share this with my children at various times throughout the course of this year, and I will keep reading it to them throughout their lives.
It’s interesting….as I have been writing this post, I realize that there may not be a word to describe this “To My Children.” In other words, I’m not sure what this is. Is it a poem? An excerpt? An ode? Or is it a grouping of thoughts and words – something that can’t be summed up in one word? Whatever it is, to me, it is the absolute truth said in such a simple, spiritual and precise way. I hope that one day – after repeated readings – my kids believe all of these thoughts for themselves; I think they are some of the the most loving, healthy and true messages a parent could give to a child. This “To My Children” is magical to me, and I hope it is to you too! Enjoy…..
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