Living a Life in Service - 6 Year Old @qiqi-power Shows Us the Way!

in #children7 years ago (edited)

Some of my best days are spent with children.
They tend to be the most loving, forgiving, conscious,
excited, inspired, and **alive** beings.

At the @gardenofeden, I get to play with them everyday,
and I am blessed they also like to play with me!


Today I'll share with you just one of the days I spent with @qiqi-power,
daughter of @quinneaker and @truelovelives.


QiQi is now 6 years old, has her own Steemit account,
has sung in
Steemit Open Mic,
jumped off of cliffs for Steemit's Got Talent,
made her first
Dlive video,
participated in the
Steemit Promotion Collaboration Video,
and has made her
first and second entries already to the Artists In Bloom initiative.  
And that's only the beginning.  Visit her blog and you'll see what I mean!


QiQi outshines all of us adults in her joyous engagement in the community.
She is a helper through and through, and LOVES doing EVERYTHING!
She is also incredibly competent, so when she does something,
you know she is going to do it well.


We started our day off with a fresh fruit platter,
which @qiqi-power  helped to select, peel, cut,  and arrange.



We ate it together in the fresh air out on the trampoline in the morning sun.



Delicious and beautiful all at the same time, right?




She was excited to help me start my day, and help others by doing things that benefit us all.



She noticed that the trash needed to go out, so she just grabbed it on her way by.



She also helped to take care of the recycling, reuseables, compost and feeding the chickens.



We potted a couple of plants that outgrew their pots.



We moved the aloe from it's safe winter haven in the garage out into the sun to get fresh air.



And then we watered them all with water from the well.



QiQi is aware of when the plants need to be watered,
how much water they take and how often.
She knows that well water or rain
is better for them than chemically treated city water,
and was very happy to gather the buckets,
fill them with well water, find a couple of scoops for pouring,
all the while singing a little tune and giggling along the way.



Though QiQi is very joyous, she is also very focused.  
She doesn't skip a beat, get distracted,
or wander off when there are other things to pull her attention away.



We spent time together in the garden watering the comfrey.



And gave some to the blackberries and mint too along the way.


She also took care of her little brother when he was in need.
She made a snack for her siblings.
She organized some toys.
And closed the chickens in for the night and collected their eggs.


@qiqi-power and I were blessed to spend the entire day together
nurturing ourselves,
nurturing the land,
and contributing value to others in the community.


A six year old who spends her day in service to others already,
is really a high vibe being.
She already knows the value of creating a life
based on health, love, and passion.
She is conscious, responsible and incredibly giving.

If you ever ask QiQi to help you with something,
she'll always ecstatically say yes.
And even if you don't ask, she sees when you need help
and is there to help you anyway.



This is what happens when a child is raised as a responsible being...
When they are talked to like an adult
instead of being babied or treated as incapable..
And when they are loved and nurtured and shown that anything is possible.


@quinneaker really holds incredible space for his children
(and for everyone in the @gardenofeden community for that matter!)
He truly honors their divinity,
and helps them live true to their values by living in honor of his own.
Quinn is writing
blogs about parenting.
Even if you aren't a parent, there is so much to gain from his perspective.
If we were all treated as children the way he treats his children
the world would, without a doubt, be a whole other world!!


@qiqi-power IS the power!!!
Take a visit to her blog (or her little sister @noki-power's blog),
and get a bigger taste of what it's like to be growing up in freedom.



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Wow! @qiqi-power has own steemit just 6 years old that's awesome, and this now Dtube seriously excellent

It's an investment in her future and in the Steemit platform @qiqi-power is good for us all!

What a beautiful and profound post. I am yet again disappointed in the Steem community as it appears I am the only one supporting this kind of content.

Oh well, I am fulfilled in knowing the profound implications regardless of anyone else. Steem can continue to trend people naming their face with expensive food and talking about making money.

It is really sad to see what is really important to people. Consumption and gaining power are still of the utmost value to most. May your example reach far and wide and may we as a whole make major shifts in consciousness about what truly matters.

I appreciate your support, and as always, your profound insight. <3

That's beautiful; she's learning what it means to be a real and accountable human being. What a blessing! And it seems like such a marvelous community you are part of, too!

Keen observations. Thanks for sharing.

I feel that is something that most children would intrinsically know, if parents and society weren't squishing it out of them. I'm grateful to be a part of holding space for real accountable human beings to grow!

This is a really marvelous community--a very cutting edge, progressive and responsible one.
Thanks for your comment @denmarkguy! I'm grateful you can feel the value!

Just loved reading your post and spending time with children is really awesome i love childrens alot while they do the same to me.
Can't proceed without resteeming friend

It's in our best interest to acknowledge the beauty of children and honoring them for their presence. Thanks for taking the time to comment @mnishh.

Thank u for sharing such an beautiful post

Thanks for being here to share it with me @mnishh.

My pleasure to do it friend plz stay connected

this Child is very beatiful..Child are angls God..She is looking very beqtiful during every part of her cutie Work..may God blessed her eith health so she can do more works 😘

Agreed @shan89900. Let's bless them all as they bless us!

Remarkable. Amazing. Her smile while doing all that says it all with the joy and excitement by which she helps.
You are such an adorable soul @qiqi-power
You are full of strength and also very tender
Seen all you did and i couldn't help but wonder
From it i see your dedication and you hardly wander
I can see your strength in the help you render.
Well done. You have been well taught.

It is truly incredible to see how a human being can engage life on all levels with such happiness. She is never told what to do and when to do it. She is a vital part of this community because she has chosen to be. She is more capable and responsible than many many many of the people who have come through our gates, and sets an example for others on a moment to moment basis.

@quinneaker's ability to hold space for this freedom AND responsibility for his children (and as I said,the entire community!!!) is really remarkable. Even though we have been conditioned to other ways of being managed by coercion, threat and punishment, he shines a light that shows there is THANKFULLY another way.

I hope parents will tune into these possibilities. For until we change our parenting, we will never be able to make long-term change to the world.

Thanks for your thoughtful comment @olawalium.

Absolutely. We all say we want to make the future better but why not leave better children for the future? When we do this, the change we need to see in the future will be impacted through cultured and well taught children. I sincerely admire what you all, with @quinneakar are doing in that amazing community despite the hostility and coercion. @gardenofeden is here to stay. I read @quinneakar's disappointment at the steemit community. I am little for now...but every little bit helps, right? Tell me what i need to do, i am always a big fan.

It does seem that there are few who really understand the implications of real change. It's so hard for most people to stop what they're doing and reconsider. It is even a rarity that someone really sees the impact we can have on our own reality...and beginning with the children is really a humongous leap forward if we can just help this next generation be free from control. I do feel that you see some of the potential and understand that which slides by most while they are getting high value for their posts about eating at fancy restaurants and otherwise supporting the system.

I am grateful for your support @olawalium, and your ability to feel the magic that is happening at the @gardenofeden. Though we are distant in space, we are not distant in our true desire to make things better--to share the love and be the change.

Yes, our thoughts align even with distance. I sincerely appreciate what you are all doing there and i am a big fan. I will always give my support anytime any day. We really need to change our focus to what really matters and not just go to a fancy restaurant. I love your thinking.

Distractions are so convenient!! Staying on purpose takes dedicated focus and true desire to make things better. Doing it together will amplify our efforts. Grateful for your support @olawalium.

And you said you don't always speak the right words??? Hahahahaha

Always is a very powerful word!!

It is always a joy to behold when I see little kids take initiatives and responsibilities without being told. @qiqi-power has proven it yet again that as children, getting involved in domestic chores is not harmful as many believe, it rather help them to be a good decision maker from their early stage in life.

Thank you @everlove for sharing this.

Indeed @kingsolo! "Without being told" is really key, as most children have "chores" that they resist, and often do whatever they can to get out of, and then get in trouble for not doing. It's a constant battle for most parents on a daily basis. Then the kids grow up irresponsible because they see "chores" as separate from life and something that one must do even though they don't want to. There is a big separation between doing things because you want to, and doing things because you have to. And when the motivation for doing something comes from without instead of within, it takes a lot of gumption to feel joyous in the doing.

I so appreciate your comment. I hope more people will begin to recognize the joys of responsible living!

You nailed it right there @everlove. This is one of the reason I am so glued to your blog. There is always something to learn and hold on to whenever you make any statement or comment. God bless the day i found you on steemit.

I'm grateful for your appreciation @kingsolo. I love that Steemit has brought us together and is giving us an opportunity to upgrade our perceptions, our actions, and our lives. Like attracts like. I'm grateful you are here!

Beyoutiful post.
It seems that you all had enjoyed the day.
God will bless you all.

Enjoying life!! Everyday I get to witness and be a part of this magnificence.

💖

Lord Bless Her Always

She is indeed blessed and a blessing!

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