Did you know that you are your child’s ultimate role model? Forget about Superman and Barbie and Hulk and Strawberry Shortcake, when your kids want to know what to do or how to be in the world it is YOU that they emulate. And children are always looking for someone to imitate – this is how they learn and how they figure out how to behave in the world and which things are possible, impossible, important or not.
If you took a good, honest look at yourself right now from a child’s perspective, would you go, “Wow, I hope I grow up to be just like me?” Or not?
If you took a good, honest look at yourself right now from a child’s perspective, would you go, “Wow, I hope I grow up to be just like me?” Or not?
If your children look at you and see someone they don’t want to turn into, then who are they going to turn to when they need a role model as they grow up?
Do you think that if you’re constantly moaning and groaning and complaining your way through the day that anyone would want to grow up to be like you?
Your children are probably going to end up pretty much like you whether they (or you) want them to or not. Are you happy about that or do you wish more for them? If so, start wishing more for yourself.
It’s time to start living the life that you want, getting the most out of every moment and enjoying this short, crazy ride called life. The way I see it, a real-life superhero is someone who looks at the positive side of life most of the time, who puts on a smile even when everything is not perfect, who can laugh at themselves, who can feel gratitude for the small things in life, and who can allow themselves to be perfectly human.
Here is a short list of superhero training routines that you can start implementing immediately:
· Be grateful: look for all the small (and big) things that you can say thank you for in any given moment.
· Keep company with positive, supportive people.
· Take responsibility for everything: it’s your life and if you’re not loving it, start making changes.
· Be kind: In every moment ask yourself what the kind, loving thing is to do, and do that. Let your heart be your guide rather than your ego.
· Forgive: Everyone is doing the best they can with where they are and the kind of conditioning they have.
· Release judgement: situations are neither good not bad, they just are. Know that there is a bigger picture and that you cannot know the reason for things happening from your narrow perspective.
· Slow down: toss your to do list, take a deep breath, pause before reacting, and savour every moment.
· Laugh a lot and often: watch comedies, play games, laugh at yourself, let go of the seriousness that you have imposed on yourself and your family.
· Contemplate death: your own and the death of those you love. There’s nothing like death to put things in perspective. We’re all going to die and we don’t know when, so imagine that you’ll be dead by midnight and see how differently you approach life!
In your child’s eyes you are already at hero status, so start living in such a way that they’ll be happy to turn into you when they do one day!
If you’re feeling more like the villain than the superhero and struggling to transform, give me a shout – I have some fabulous villain-antidotes up my sleeve that can have you on the good team in no time!
Be the change you want to see in your kids!
Do you think that if you’re constantly moaning and groaning and complaining your way through the day that anyone would want to grow up to be like you?
Your children are probably going to end up pretty much like you whether they (or you) want them to or not. Are you happy about that or do you wish more for them? If so, start wishing more for yourself.
It’s time to start living the life that you want, getting the most out of every moment and enjoying this short, crazy ride called life. The way I see it, a real-life superhero is someone who looks at the positive side of life most of the time, who puts on a smile even when everything is not perfect, who can laugh at themselves, who can feel gratitude for the small things in life, and who can allow themselves to be perfectly human.
Here is a short list of superhero training routines that you can start implementing immediately:
· Be grateful: look for all the small (and big) things that you can say thank you for in any given moment.
· Keep company with positive, supportive people.
· Take responsibility for everything: it’s your life and if you’re not loving it, start making changes.
· Be kind: In every moment ask yourself what the kind, loving thing is to do, and do that. Let your heart be your guide rather than your ego.
· Forgive: Everyone is doing the best they can with where they are and the kind of conditioning they have.
· Release judgement: situations are neither good not bad, they just are. Know that there is a bigger picture and that you cannot know the reason for things happening from your narrow perspective.
· Slow down: toss your to do list, take a deep breath, pause before reacting, and savour every moment.
· Laugh a lot and often: watch comedies, play games, laugh at yourself, let go of the seriousness that you have imposed on yourself and your family.
· Contemplate death: your own and the death of those you love. There’s nothing like death to put things in perspective. We’re all going to die and we don’t know when, so imagine that you’ll be dead by midnight and see how differently you approach life!
In your child’s eyes you are already at hero status, so start living in such a way that they’ll be happy to turn into you when they do one day!
If you’re feeling more like the villain than the superhero and struggling to transform, give me a shout – I have some fabulous villain-antidotes up my sleeve that can have you on the good team in no time!
Be the change you want to see in your kids!
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