Simple Ways to Honor Your Child and Yourself #2
In this series I highlight some really simple ways you can honor your child and yourself. When these facets of life are honored a good portion of “problems” will not ever make it to “problem” status.
Simple Way to Honor Your Child and Yourself #2
Follow and embrace life’s natural rhythm – expansion, contraction, stillness… expansion, contraction, stillness...
You can easily get in touch with this rhythm through bringing attention to your breath. As you inhale your lungs expand, as you exhale your lungs contract, and right in between before you inhale again is an ever present space of stillness from which everything manifests.
What does this have to do with honoring yourself and your child?
When you choose to embrace life’s rhythm you bring your child and yourself into harmony with the deepest part of you, your child, and the world.
You might start by observing the activities of your family to see what rhythm is present. It is there and does not need to be re-created, but rather nourished so it fits in line with your overall focus.
Expanding activities bring about growth, exploration, or vigor and excitement in you and your child while contracting activities bring about introspection, quiet contemplation, or a sense of relaxation. The stillness represents a rest period or peaceful transition to another activity to continue the rhythm.
How are you already honoring yourself and your child through life’s natural rhythm and how can you nourish what already exists to enhance your lives?
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