Affirmations:
I
listen to my own unique needs to learn what is best.
I
honor the special needs of every person, adult, child or infant.
I
respect the freedom of all beings to grow in their own higher understanding.
I
trust and allow the Good within to blossom forth with Love.
The origin of the
word ‘discipline’ means to
teach.
How were you
taught as a child?
How do you teach
those adults around you?
How do you
discipline yourself?
How were you
imprinted to teach and learn?
The methods used
in parenting are now prevalent in our society.
What families do to
teach their children are passed on.
We may not even be
aware of how we were taught.
We may just assume
that the discipline we experienced is customary.
Let’s question
what we have learned and taught..
Let us expose what
works and doesn’t work.
Let us understand
why there is so much confusion.
Let us see the
origin of what we now see in our culture.
Do you teach your
children with love and respect?
Do you teach your
children with modeling and understanding?
Do you teach your
children how to live their lives well /
Do you teach your
children with honor and appreciation?
Most children
have learned and been disciplined the way their parents where taught.
Some of the methods
used are to withhold, reject, abandon, deny.
Some methods of
discipline are to hurt, scold, humiliate, shame, criticize or blame.
Some methods of
teaching are to judge, compare, challenge, prod or threaten.
How do you teach
your children?
Is there a better
way?
You have learned
from the ways you were taught how to treat yourself.
When you pay
attention to your inner dialogue, you will see and hear the same as your
parents taught.
Do you tease and
cajole?
Do you taunt and
seduce?
Do you reward and
appreciate?
Do you confuse with
both love and hate?
When will we ever
learn, children are delicate as flower.
When will we
understand children listen to and copy their parents,
When will we be
responsible and conscious enough to teach a better way?
When will we choose
the healthiest and most effective ways to inspire self esteem and success.
Every child, person,
is different.
What works for one
many not work for another.
Perhaps when we
LOVE, we will listen and respect the unique needs of each child.
Perhaps when we love
ourselves, we will understand our own unique needs to learn.
Loving us all as we
learn to respect all our unique needs,
Betty Lue
You Are A Flower in the Garden of Life
If you would grow to be your best self
Be patient, not demanding
Accepting, not condemning
Nurturing, not withholding
Self-marveling, not belittling
Gently guiding, not pushing & punishing
For you are more sensitive than you know
Mankind is tough as war
Yet delicate as flowers
We can endure agonies
But we open fully only to warmth & light
And our need to grow is fragile as a fragrance
Dispersed by storms of will
To return only when those storms are still
So accept, respect,
Attend your sensitivity
A flower
Cannot be opened
With a hammer
Anonymous