Mindful Parenting is a contemplative practice through which we become more mindful of our children and, in doing so, experience a more joyful life.
The Morning Sip: You Are The Sun
The
sun is a child of the cosmos. Its origins rest somewhere in
the mysteries of the vastness of the universe. It was born
and it will die. It pulses and burns energy as it provides abundance.
So it is with us. So it is with our children.
Today, when you
see, feel, or think about the sun, imagine yourself a sun. You
release heat. You pulse and churn. You grow hot and you
cool down. And you provide for your child.
The sun pulses and
churns and changes and grows and fades, amid tremendous eruptions
of gases and other matter. And it does it all in
peace and in flow with the universe.
As you interact with your child
today, remember that you are not only your child's caregiver, not
only a human being with your own issues to contend with, but that
you are also a sun.
With awareness, provide your child with light
and warmth. Sense the warmth and light as it emanates from
within you.
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Mindful Parent is an organization devoted to sharing with parents
and other child caregivers ways in which to enhance the many joys
of parenting. By mindfully attending to our children, both when
we are physically present with them and when we are physically separated
from them, we can enhance our sense of connection to them and, in
turn, our connection to the cosmos. This makes us a better parent,
a happier person, and a more vital human being.
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