We believe setting the foundation for a better world tomorrow requires "Teaching Love" today. Thus, why this blog post from Pigtail Pals made us cry. The tears are sweet because my soul comprehends with every molecule what love is, how it feels, and how joyous the world can be if every human being on this planet knew that LOVE is the only thing in this world that really matters, and showed it to each other through kindness. Think of the type of world we have the power to manifest by the simple acts we choose to do out of love, even for strangers.
The tears also have an attached sadness to them because there are children in homes without love, adults who have never experienced it, and we now live in a culture where LOVE is forgotten and must be “taught.” I read the other day that belief systems of adults are primarily shaped by what we see and experience from ages 2 to 7 years old. Wow, that made me take all the more serious not only what my children witness, but how I treat them and they treat each other.
How do I teach love as a parent? Through setting an example of kindness, through conversation on values, through encouragement of others, through taking every opportunity I can to praise. I’m not perfect, but whenever, my children are acting out, I’ve had to sit down, reflect, and recognize that it’s really about them receiving love, and I am accountable for building their foundation with it.
READ ON ... TEACHING LOVE BLOG by PIGTAIL PALS
http://blog.pigtailpals.com/2010/09/teaching-love/
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