Conversations... - Sakira Fire
We need to have them. We need to speak our truth with love and compassion, yet vulnerably. As a parent I am beginning to see the powerfulness of having those difficult conversations not only with them, but practicing them myself as an example. Sometimes we need to say things we do not want to or would prefer to simply avoid in an attempt to keep things smoothed over.
Unfortunately this energy perpetuates the swirl, constantly returning in ugly ways. We all are here working on our own challenges, focusing on our own process, however we are not alone. Our actions deeply impact those around us and the greater consciousness. Our words, our interactions with the world and how we walk through our days leaves a wake of emotions, reactions and consequences.
If, as a parent we teach our children to “keep the peace,” rather than work through the deeper truth we make their process more difficult and continue a social cycle. We are asking them to sacrifice themselves for others. If we do not challenge them to own their behavior or see how they could have done things differently we are not teaching them to be reflective of their own energy. This is not a place of truth, this is also denying opportunities to learn now rather than later when the challenges get much bigger with more intense consequences.
As an adult I see the incredible importance to being more authentically me, even when it feels a little scary or extremely vulnerable. We ALL make mistakes, we all have moments to work through, why not see our own process and begin to understand others are in this same cycle of learning, therefore speaking our truth only helps one another, never hurting. This is not to say the “truth” does not invoke deep emotions, therefore inflict some inner pain, however this process we avoid all too often and therein lies the place in which we need to heal.
When our bodies resist, we know this is a learning opportunity, therefore this is our individual process only brought to us by others, not forced upon us or done “to” us. What a gift we can be to others, even in difficult situations. Now, more than ever.