It is in understanding my own hangups that I am starting to understand what I need to do to encourage my daughters in their pursuits so that they can lead productive and happy lives.
There is a voice or two out there saying ‘Don’t do that, there’s no money in it.’ I bet you’ve heard that voice. Or maybe it’s ‘Oh, that will take forever, ‘ or ‘That will be such hard work’. The world is full of naysayers, and usually it’s around being successful in some manner, shape or form. In this society money tends to equal success, but what about pursuing a passion for more personal rewards- intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual gratification. For me, setting about to reap the financial rewards first is working backwards. The money will come.
It is easy for me to want to share my so-called wisdom with my daughters, to protect them, to want to pick them up when they fall. It’s also easy to listen to the naysayers, family or non-family members who prescribe a ‘smarter’ route. But finding a passion is a very personal pursuit, scary and delicate at times. The best I can do is offer a safe place for my girls to be, where ‘falling’ isn’t falling at all, but a step toward a goal, a pruning of a branch from a tree in order to make the tree more beautiful, to define it’s inherent shape, to condense it’s energies in it’s efforts to reach toward the sky. I want them each to discover their separate passions. Recognizing the numerous values in that pursuit is what will allow me to encourage them.
i use a combo of shea butter and aloe vera moisturizer. Works great. I use shea butter on my lips, around my eyes and nose (dry areas), My father swears by vasoline.
p.s. I dropped your name on Gina's post, Barb. ;)
Cindy, Your girls are fortunate, good Mom…TRACK
Thanks, Track. I feel fortunate to have them. Not to diminish the hard tow it has been at times, but worth every second!
Yes, your girls are fortunate. I had an abusive mother and had to find my own way in the world. I always knew my passion…..dance…and then singing and writing. i was fortunate to be born with those talents and I am working hard at making a difference in the world. http://www.soulpoetry.org
Thank you, Alicia. How fabulous to know your passions!!