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connection to them and, in turn, our connection to the cosmos.
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The Daily Sip: The
Cosmos Within Your Child
During a quiet time, when your child
is asleep or relaxing, calmly observe your beautiful child.
If you are not physically present with your child, look at a
photograph or visualize your child. Breathe deeply
and gaze lovingly. As you look deeply at your child's body, marvel
over the cosmos that sustains your child.
Open awareness to the
sun whose light rays are alive and vibrant within the cells
of your child's body. Open awareness to the oceans, rain and
wind, whose water hydrates and accounts for so much of your child's
body. Open awareness to Mother Earth, who produces in
abundance the food your child consumes, the vitamins and minerals,
proteins, sugars, and fats, integral to the functioning
of every cell in your child's marvelous body. The cosmos effortlessly
brings forth all your child needs.
Today, take notice of the
sun, the Earth, the rain, water, and wind. As you do, connect
with these always present forces of nature and feel their presence deep
inside of you. Then, turn your awareness to your child
and sense these wondrous forces alive in your child's body,
sustaining your child in this complex world.
I see
my child
In whose eyes
The cosmos sparkles
