Today I was encouraged, and that encouragement came from the most unexpected place. Which was a person, I was encouraged by my toddler today!
A note dedicated and directed to my Honey B 🐝
“For the past couple of weeks you have shown me at the young age of three the kindness, gentleness and encouragement of the love I try to give to you. Despite my inability to always reflect that. You have reflected that 10-fold. You are a light, you are full of joy and life, you are considerate and passionate, you feel all the feels and hold nothing back. You inspire me to be better by your actions but these past couple of weeks you have inspired me with your words. I’ve been sneaking out for the past few weeks at 4:30am to go to the gym and workout. When I return home whether you are asleep or awake, you will tell me throughout the day that you see me, working on my blog and working out. You tell me how proud of me you are. See the crazy thing is, today I hit my 3rd consecutive week of going to the gym. This is typically when I quit, this is typically when I chose the old comfortable version of me. But today I went, I pushed through because I heard you in my head. I pushed past who I am today, to become the person I know I want to be and can be for you of course but most importantly for ME. I wanted to thank you for always being whole-heartedly yourself. I pray that you continue to be the light in life, that you would surround yourself with those who want to brighten your light, not dim it. That you would sit in rooms and change atmospheres, redirect rivers and encourage those to push past obstacles. In Motherhood, it is so easy to feel unseen, unheard, and almost invisible unless a need is being fulfilled.”
Today when I reflect, I realize, our children are the ones who may not always acknowledge what we do, how we feel but they are the ones who truly see us. They see us in our entirety from the way we look, behave towards others and most importantly how we love ourselves. They see the wave of emotions we go through from anger, sadness, joy and happiness. They hear the way we speak to ourselves and to others. Our children are the purest reflection of ourselves. If we love them, then we should love us. And if they love us, in all our imperfections we must know we are worth showing up for.
I encourage you to write a letter or a short note to each of your children this week, to remind them and you of the goodness they bring to you, and how they have positively impacted your life. If your children are young, read the note to their favorite stuffy, or read it to them like a story. If you have older children, slide it under their door or keep it a safe place for when they are older.
Your children are watching you and love you,
Xx Classically Faith xx
