Is your Love Hurting your Child?
Having screamed at her teenage daughter for committing the same mistake over and over again, the mother wept silently in her bed and prayed
Oh Lord,
Let not my fears, limit my child’s explorations
Let not my anxiety, defeat the compassion of the divine mother
Let not my love, injure my child in any way
Let not my infirmities, cause her the slightest discomfort
Let not my protection, stifle her
Let not my assistance, make her dependant
Let not my concern, confine her expansion
Let not my mistakes, indebt her ever
Let not my humanness, obscure my higher vision
Give me strength, to see her pain
Give me insight, to know her truth
Give me vision, to see her lesson
Give me compassion, to love as you do
How often do you find yourself being overly protective about your child? How often do you limit their risk taking abilities? How frequently do you find yourself saying NO to them? How many times does your love confine their freedom?