The 2nd Pillar of Family Life: Personhood

You still get to have a life.

You love your growing people with all of your heart + soul. You’re giving so much of your time and energy to them because you deeply want them to have a fabulous life. You tend to their physical and emotional needs day in and day out. And that takes a lot of energy. Especially the emotional tending.

In the midst of caring for your family, it’s easy to rarely focus on yourself and yet, it’s critical. For you and for them.

I want to turn the attention toward you. Your personhood.

Yes, I’m here to say…

And, not only do you get to have a life, it’s essential to you and to your people that you take time, even if it’s just a moment or two each day, to focus on you.

You’re really a part of this.
Your well-being matters.

Life as UNIQUELY YOU being YOU didn’t end when you welcomed these people into your world.
You’re still learning and growing and evolving.
You’re still inspired by things that are beyond the needs and interests of your kids or your partner.

You’re still a unique being with dreams and desires and questions.

Being a parent who values your sweet Self, continues to seek new experiences and grow as a person is the very best modeling you can do for your people. They benefit from you knowing you and evolving as a person.

Now for the fifty zillion dollar question: How can you tend your personhood in the midst of everything else that has to happen in family life?

Perhaps you know the answer to this question and perhaps you don’t. If you don’t, you can start super micro small by setting an intention just to listen to yourself — your needs, your emotions, your desires, your questions, etc. Even if it’s just one minute per day, give yourself that time to hear what you have to say.

Need a little prompt to get the conversation between you and you going? Here are some questions to ask yourself.

Who am I?
What do I need?
What makes me tick?
What brings me joy?
What helps me?
How can I care for myself?
How can I enjoy myself for the very long haul?
How can I love myself today?

This is beyond self care – this is about being aligned with the BIG beingness of who you are, tuning into your needs and desires and listening, really listening to yourself.

Imagine a world where parents were supported to care deeply for themselves in the midst of caring for their growing people. I can.

Let’s be the change.

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