Over the years I have worked with many families and often hear similar issues of child raising and parenting. This being a good sign of an awareness, a consciousness working, seeking harmony, striving for balance. Often such issues may appear to be a difficulty, and a challenge they may certainly present. Yet, lined in every challenge are such great opportunities Life is offering to assist one in their own growth - in the expansion of consciousness.
In a family system, I have found that a most unique aspect of this communion is in balance. Each one of us individually will be presented with experiences to balance ourselves on many levels. Relationships offer us experiences to go deeper, more profoundly into Life and Love. A family, brought together has work to do. They are presented with an accelerated "training" in Life and Love. Freedom of choice allows us to take up the offer Life bestows upon us or not.
It is a miracle to me that each member of my family, is so unique and each has a most definite part in the balance of our home - our micro community. So the idea of balance expands out to incorporate the whole system. Finding our individuality within the family is yet another application of balance. At every turn, each day, moment to moment there is an opportunity to refine and balance. It is a consciousness that will manifest with our attention to the moment - our Presence, fully in the moment. Interestingly enough, the more we become conscious, the more we recognize our unconsciousness. Yet, in this awareness and awakening we come to know ourselves and discover balance in the process.
Living gently with oneself comes along in the process - giving us understanding and allowing us room to grow. Of course this includes developing compassion for the mistakes we find ourselves making and the returning to the sincerity and earnest yearning of our heart. It seems so obvious and yet it has taken me a long time (and still I forget at times) that balance will include leaning to far on one side to come to know what the "middle" or balance is. Perhaps we wish to feel the pleasantness of harmony, which is an attribute of holding balance, therefore, we turn away from what may bring feelings of unpleasantness. However, those unpleasant feelings hold a key to our understanding of balance in the moment -offering us another insight that perhaps requires us to shift or challenge our thinking. Balance in our thinking, which supports our belief systems, our attitudes, our feelings, our actions and cultivates Spirit to radiate through, imbuing our Being with more Spirit, more Consciousness, more Presence - our Holy Presence is a Divine deed indeed.
The blessing of family has been underestimated and very misunderstood for many peoples. So as each of us strives to gain understanding of our precious family, let us celebrate what each of our lovely souls have brought to offer to one another and the world. May we find the balance and the mastery of harmony with Life and Its Divine Order. May we be inwardly fulfilled and complete our missions this time around. May balance on every level speak through our every intention and may each act be one of a pure heart for all Goodness to Prevail.
May each family recognize the treasure they behold and with it the responsibility and Service we carry to Life and Love.
Articles written by Esperanza:
- What Is My Intent? - September 2003
- Camping Adventures - August 2002
- Discovering Homeschooling - August 2002
- Teaching From the Heart - September 2001
- Sacred Homemaking - February 2001
- Creating Community - March 2001
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