This blog is part hug and part reassurance that you’re not losing your mind. If you have a kid leaving for college (or for kindergarten, preschool, or his first year at middle or high school), you are going to be full of big and often conflicting emotions.
As an adult, I am independent. It is not up to my husband, my father, or my mother to make me happy or provide for me. I am in charge of that. There was no knight in shining armor coming to rescue me. I don’t need one. I have me and I am a warrior.
Spend your energy being yourself instead of being the self others want you to be. When you are showing up as your true self, not only do you benefit (your mental and physical health) but the the people around you also benefit. The better you care for yourself, the better you show up in this world. This is what loving your life is all about. Living your life on your terms.
The purpose of parenting is for us to grow into our best selves. Our children learn by watching what we do. They are a mirror for us, showing us who we are.
Take the passion from Valentine’s Day into everyday by doing one of these three things every day for 30 days. Your relationship will light up.
