I Can Be

Anyone out there reading A New Earth by Echart Tolle? Echart states, “To love is to recognize yourself in another…The longing for love that is in every child is the longing to be recognized, not on the level of form, but on the level of Being…When another recognizes you, that recognition draws the dimension of Being more fully into this world through both of you” (p. 105-106).

Being that I just published a book for children called I Can Be, “being” is a central theme in my life right now. I want to be more aware and present when I am with my children. I want them to feel recognized and loved unconditionally. Any parent or caregiver knows that this can be a difficult task at times.

If you are watching Oprah’s webcasts, being is nothing new to you. Please share with me any ideas or experiences you have on bringing more presence and love into the relationship you have with your children. This can only make the world a better place and may give someone else a new idea on how to make this shift in their life!

Hope to hear from you soon!

Christine

Today I built an indoor obstacle course for my children. Of course, I got some pointers from Carol Kranowitz’s book, The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun. I made a big circle in my living room with bolsters and large pillows to crawl over, chairs to run between, tunnels to crawl through, a crash pad to land in, toys to weave through, a table and blanket to crawl under, and a big basket to practice some hoops with their snoopy stuffed animal. They had a lot of fun. My one son ran and crawled through the course at least 20 times!

This was a fun activity, and I look forward to playing on the course again when my boys wake up from their naps!