Parenting in the new year

We are children for such a short period of time,
and yet , we will always be the children we once were.

I will always be the energetic toddler, the free spirited teen,
the dancer ,the actress, the teacher , the child of my parents.

For what I have been , I will always be ,
leading me  on the path of who I will become.

 As adults ,If we can connect these pieces , it is an opportunity
to nurture and be the best parents to ourselves , for who knows us better.

As the child inside of us who see's with delight , a whole new world
full of adventure with the promise of a brand new beautiful day ,
reminding us of this and to be easy on ourselves.

Giving us permission to not be so perfect .
And to know there are no mistakes , only choices , changeable at any moment.

We could forgive ourselves and each other in an instant,
 because we'd rather go out to play.

Seeing ourselves through a childs eyes with no judgment , no expectations
except to revel in the excitment of the unknown ,of what is yet to come.

 This would be true freedom.

For what we live is who we are. Or is it , who we are is what we live . . . it all comes from within .
Who we are is what we should  love . . .

Be a creator , be a land scape artist , pave the future , leaving lots of room for the unknown ,
ready to catapult any where at any given moment into the love of life through ourselves .