The Daily Sip: The
Space In Between Letters
And Your Child
Your child fills
space. Physically, you child's body displaces a certain amount
of otherwise "empty" space. Emotionally, your child consumes
mental space in your mind and heart. And spiritually, your child
and the love emanating from within your child's essence, fills the
void. At the same time, with every movement, your child creates
space. Where once your child stood, there becomes space.
And into where there was space, your child moves.
A mindful parenting
cue that is especially available to you is rejoicing in the spaces
you find when you read. Like the spaces into which your child
moves, and the spaces that open when your child moves, this space
is largely ignored as we focus our attention on the letters, not the spaces
surrounding them.
Today, (and even now) as you read text, pause
to absorb the empty space that you see. Observe the spaces between
each letter, the larger space between each word, and the even
larger space above and below each line of text.
As you come to
realize the extent of the white space, inhale slowly
and deeply and then exhale into it. Take a moment to pause and
enter a state of calm. Imagine your breath swirling in and around
the characters on the screen or page. As you open
awareness to this space, sense the world before your child was conceived.
Then, open awareness to the presence of your (space consuming) child
in your life.
