I’d like to spend a few minutes with you on the idea of providing. I’m not in this moment talking about a roof over heads, food and clothes but rather emotional and spiritual providing.
Although having a 3 year old in deep conversation does not always work, it is an interesting experiment to see about providing just the extra that calms the emotions and adds a sense of security and feeling of deep love.
Adelia asked for a blue smoothie. I said I would try, but she was super specific, instructing 4 or 5 times it had to be blue. I attempted to achieve that with blueberries but it ended up a kind of lavender, so I put one drop of blue food coloring in to achieve this goal. She relaxed into this proof positive mommy loves me,,,she said it a few times mommy loves me!
For her, she complied with requested actions to move us to the car and pool. Was easy to manage when we got to the parking lot, stayed with me as we checked in and had loads of fun. When I told her as she was wanting me in the pool immediately and I had just gotten out to read my book, I’ll set the timer for 10 minutes, I’m a kid and a grown up I need some time to read my book, I’ll come back in 10 minutes and that worked! She went off and attempted to make friends while I read 4 pages and jumped back in.
Do our family and friends give us opportunities to provide for them and we miss it? Or do we never ask what they need and what it provides for them?
I’m not suggesting be all things to all people but if we were to ask those who are important to us, what they need, and how they feel when we provide that, I think we grow deeply in our love wisdom and understanding of life and how peace can abide even more deeply in our hearts and minds by the joy and security we provide the ones we love.
