RE: Steemit Portrait Photography Contest - Couples - Week No. 14..."Young Love"
@everlove, I am such a sucker for love! Oh my oh my how cute this is! I can barely handle it! My mind is searching back through memories of that innocent, perfect love that is so priceless in our youth! 😘🤗
What an amazing mother you are and exactly the type of example of a WONDERFULLY SUPPORTIVE mother who has chosen unschooling as the way to bring up her children!
My mom would have lost her mind, pulled me off of the guy and then scared him shit-less from ever coming near me again which is why at this age, I lied to her constantly.
I really value and appreciate your approach and am so happy to have you here sharing with us!
I see you mentioned me here, I am so honoured! I wouldn't have even known if I didn't see this post, I think your energy pulled me to it <3
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Dearest @heart-to-heart!! I am so grateful for our connection. It is no coincidence we have found each other!!!
Most parents are afraid of everything when it comes to their kids. There is so much attempted control--understandably so considering where they have come from. That control is EXACTLY why children lie to their parents and why they don't have a genuine relationship with each other. Children are not allowed to be themselves or to explore possibilities. But alas, they will explore anyway, they will just be deceitful and sneaky in doing it. And that's completely understandable too. Why would they be honest about something they know they are going to get into trouble for?
As you I am sure have already figured out, the real trick is to allow them to make choices from the moment they can decide, and with simple things like what clothes to wear, what their hair will look like, what food choices to make, what activities to engage....of course with information that can help them make a clear choice. We begin when the choices are small and are not life threatening, so they can learn to trust themselves and keep their own best interests in mind, not just do what they have to do to keep their parents happy, and always looking for guidance on the outside of themselves. Young love is one of those things that will come about. How free, empowered and responsible they are with it depends greatly on the parent's ability to honor them from the time they are born.
I mentioned you in this post because I am so grateful to have connected with you, knowing we have much to share with each other and with Steemit in the realms of parenting and considering possibilities for healthful living.
I posted this late in the night and decided to contact those I mentioned this morning. Thanks for the reminder! So glad you found your way here---and yes, I called you in. Thanks for coming!! <3 <3 <3
Wow @everlove <3 This response was so beautiful. My heart is just exploding with love for you and your wonderful philosophy on raising kids. I wish all parents could have the same openness and respect for their children as you do.
Have you had the opportunity to read "Anastasia" yet? If not, I am positive you will fall in love with it (her), as I have!
I won't go into it too much before I know if you've already read the incredible series but it sounds like someone like you is already versed in the beautiful advice she has to offer!
Our children are born with a gift, a gift of agency to make their own decisions and I think it's so important to give them that freedom to express themselves. I love how Anastasia teaches pertaining to this, it's completely revolutionized the thoughts and feelings I already held true.
Personally, I suffered greatly from being put in a box, confined and structured and my relationship with my parents is quite tattered from that.
Thanks again for sharing and for connecting this to me! I need to find out how to see mentions <3
XO Sending you a huge hug!
It's amazing how tapped in we become when something really rings true to our soul. Truly honoring a child is extremely rare in our world, in fact most people have been shown, treated and taught the exact opposite. Adults are always telling children what to do, how, when and with whom to do it. But when we challenge ourselves to acknowledge and hold space for their divinity, free, responsible, capable, inspired and empowered children emerge!! They are our greatest teachers, and simply knowing it is possible to give rise to such magnificence, is a lesson that changes EVERything!! Just that one single shift in perspective makes everything much easier and more enjoyable in raising children (raising ourselves!) I'm so grateful for my children as they have taught me more about release, awareness, myself, the world, and infinite possibility than I was on track to know before they came along. Thank god for divine guidance by these incredible beings.
I have read 4 (I think) of the Anastasia series many years ago. Mind blowing!!! I had already been living many of the realities she brought to light, and my experience has been SUPER CHARGED through my relationship with @quinneaker. He is the oldest grown unschooler I know, who has used his superior focus and intention to tap into the infinite realms of source. He is a living example for me everyday of divine light. His children are beyond magnificent because of his own awareness and the space he provides for them.
I have been exposed to MANY children, as our home was always the place where freedom of expression was encouraged, delved into, and examined! It seems that sadly very few children are really alive these days, you can see it in their eyes and the way they are in their bodies. Most parents simply do what they know, which is what their parents taught them and the way society is structured. There is so much we all have to overcome and any hope for the future depends on our ability to create change.
This is Steemit Mentions by @blueorgy. It's an incredible tool and so easy to use.
I'm sure grateful to share with you heart-to-heart. I'm going to activate a discussion about parenting in hopes that those of us who are questioning and implementing new awareness can share some insight on this blockchain. I hope you will join us. I'll let you know how I make that happen!
Hug received and amplified back to you dear one!! <3
Hi @everlove, I see you have mentioned me.
This is automatic response so that I may respond to your mention later.
Thanks again for the mentions app. Grateful to keep sharing it! <3
This is the first post i read from you. Starting with some beautiful innocent love pictures, going into the beauty of innocence, unschooled children, listing a wealth of other beautiful souls here on Steemit and then another beautiful communication with heart-to-heart.
I just decided to lower my activity on Steemit as I feel less present with my family, i am way-too-much busy with it. It is hard to understand for me how e.g. quinneaker can post twice a day and still be there fully for his children, it is hard to believe, do i notice some jealousy in myself here? :-)
Anyway, i delegated 90% of my steem power and will probably go from 1 post every week to 1 post every month, life is a live thing but guess what i will do in the late and the early hours when my family is in dreamland? I will enjoy reading posts like these :-) Very beautiful. Much love.
Connecting with people like you and heart-to-heart is what makes spending time on Steemit so rewarding. If we can share possibility then we have made the world a better place. At the @gardenofeden we are dedicated to and focused on being a part of the change, and raising awareness is a grand part of that reality.
@quinneaker gratefully doesn't have to go to work, or have obligations to others that would take him away from his family. Being all together at the @gardenofeden all day long is truly a blessing. Children do have to sleep some time, and though Quinn also gets great rest, he spends many nights up in silence sharing on Steemit. He is a master of efficiency, focus and productivity- along with many other masterful skills. He is indeed an incredible example on many levels.
I don't blame you for wanting to be more present with your family---the time flies and all of the sudden they are grown! I am grateful that we are connected and that you felt good engaging my post. Holding space for children is really the most valuable thing we can possibly do. So grateful for your awareness of that and that you have your priorities in line!!!
Thanks for these nice words @everlove. It feels good to see @gardenofeden is working out. We had the same intentions with Karuna Farm here in India. Great people, great land, great opportunities. @ eco-alex building his earthship, @ecoknowme a master in permaculture and a few more like that, we had great times and were building out something beautiful. The only problem was that the land was actually not ours. The owner - who was a big smoker - got a serious heart operation, stopped smoking and became an ... hole. Foreigners were not pure anymore in his new spiritual eyes etc. etc. Now we all built these houses and it's a big attachment to let go because selling is not straight-forward as the land owner needs to cooporate. Anyway, i am drifting off, seeing the possibility of the @gardenofeden has given me a serious push in saying goodbye to our current situation and we are planning everything to explore new horizons. Just to say that your positive vibes over there are reaching the other side of the world :-) Much love.
YAY!!!! It's working!!! Sounds like your situation may be beyond repair to something functional and amazing. Most often endings are just beginnings and though it seems like your had a great thing going, it obviously had its drawbacks too, since everything can be brought down by someone who does not have the heart you do, but has the land instead. We are grateful at the @gardenofeden to have the same interests, the same focus, and blessed by the master Quinn in maintaining the integrity. I'm glad to have met you and will soon know @ecoknowme, thanks to you. Blessed are we all to share and hold space for a more sustainable and enjoyable reality. Thank you so much for the comment @bubke. I love exchanging with you. Love received and returned a bazillion fold.
@bubke---just when we're getting to know each other you disappear!!! Hmmmm...well at least it is for the best cause on the planet!!! Grateful to be connecting with you and know you are connecting with your children--such a profound reality on all fronts!!!
Hi @bubke, I am sad to hear you won't be around as much but happy to hear you're designating that time to your family! I am sure they will be super happy and grateful for that! It does make things a lot easier with limited outside pressure or obligation, I know I am incredibly fortunate to be in that position similarly to @quinneaker.
Thanks for popping by here, @everlove is an amazing soul and I am so happy her and I could have this conversation here so others could join in!
Give your family extra love <3 I'll see you around when you're here! =D
Just hearing how you speak about your children is so special and rare in our culture. You're talking about them like they are their own entities with their own powers (can you imagine?!) I am blown away by your incredible outlook and wish that more people follow in your footsteps.
I talk about raising kids and unschooling as though I have my own, I don't know if people think I have a band of merry ones already but in truth, I have been awaiting the day where I am consciously responsible and prepared enough to honor them with this life. My mother and I have been through some very rough times, I was going to write about it recently and then pulled away but I do think I will share it as it's incredibly important in terms of the effects we have over our children's psyche.
I have been exposed to many kids, loving them as much as I do which is where I pull my information and experience from. I believe they are a gift and I think their potential is so much greater than our skewed perspective as they are born with naivety and love that gets tainted in our world and so many adults no longer have that same ability to look onto the world through the same eyes!
There are 9 books in the series, I have the PDFs if you ever want them, let me know! It seems as though you very much embody already what she promotes though, regardless, the books and spirit within the text is uplifting and enchanting in a way that begs to be shared!
Teaching children is one of the most important things we can do here and as someone who has been taught in our educational system's way of relating to kids through curriculum... I could not get behind it anymore and that's what landed me here, amoung you wonderful, inspiring people <3 I hope one day I can actually visit you all in Texas. I am just currently not wanting to come back to the US any time soon as I am sure you can understand ;)
People have mentioned Steemit mentions to me before but I keep forgetting to use it, so thank you for the reminder <3
Absolutely let me know when you begin that discussion and you know you can count on me to be there!
I'm sorry I have taken so long to get back to you, I wanted to give it the attention it deserved and we're dealing with some volcano craziness right now so I haven't had as much time as usual and need to play catch up!
Thank you for this heart felt conversation, if only we could all find such meaningful and loving conversations! <3
I will be back to respond to you and to give you the upvote you deserve. I'm out of power and very behind on my responses, taking yesterday to paint Steemit gear for Steemfest2. I'm super grateful for your well-thought out comment and will be back to rally with you. <3
Hey you don't owe me a thing my dear, I can't wait to see the gear you guys make <3
I'll talk to you soon, I know it! =D
Talking with you already!!! YAY--here we are. You are going to SF2, yes?
I am so glad you can feel the love I have for my children. It is a love that spills over into all the new little beings on this planet. They deserve our highest honor and those of us who know the possibilities for the shining of their divinity, get the joys and responsibilities of holding space for them.
@quinneaker is the oldest and wisest "unschooler" I know. In our early days, when my children were just teenagers, he was giving me parental advice. I felt the twinge of "you don't even have any children and are half my age, what could you know about raising children?" But that twinge quickly shuddered through and flushed out of my body as I KNEW his advice was sound and really spot on. My biggest "problems" were my ideas, so I listened. His wise reply was "I was a conscious child, and I know how I would have liked to be treated". Who can argue with that?
I am astoundingly encouraged by your awareness of raising children without even having any. But, as you say, our childhoods do dictate our experience as adults and often we at least know how we don't want to raise our children. Hopefully those of us who remember and come to the awareness of the grace and glory that could be, will step up and show there is another way. The children are a testament to our thoughts, our actions and our abilities--there is no hiding in that! Good for you for knowing you want something better and are exploring the potential. It is indeed commendable that you are searching for answers, even before your children get here. What a great life you will be able to provide for them. The real work is within ourselves, and getting a jump start on that will benefit all. What a great service to them and to the world!
I do believe it is our most important responsibility, indeed what greater value could we bring to the world than an empowered, joyous, capable generation of human beings? Are we blessed, or what?
I'm excited to open the discussion, and see that it is sparked already. I too hope to meet you in person. Steemfest may be a more realistic and exciting opportunity that coming back to the States. Though I must say, being at the @gardenofeden is a far cry from what most people experience on this planet, especially in the western world. I would be so honored to connect with whenever and however that comes about.
Thank you for your amazing interactions on this post. You inspire me to re-engage this subject on a deeper level. I have written many posts about children. I'm grateful there are new people in my Steemit life to share them with. Thank you for being! <3