A couple of weeks ago I posted something about this on facebook for my “Monday Morning Thoughts”  segment that I have been doing for the last couple years. I didn’t title it or anything like that. It was a picture my son had sent me out of the kindness of his heart knowing that I absolutely live for sunrises and sunsets. When someone knows something so important to you and takes the extra step to actually show you, that speaks volumes! “Action speaks louder than words”, it sure does! We can say things. We can do things. Sometimes we may even say things we do not mean, at the end of the day how aware and present were you in that moment. Think about this amazing phenomenon. Staying present and being aware; What does that mean for you?

Being present is our key to awareness. Did I confuse you? Are they the same? Nope. In order to be present we need to be aware of what is going on around us and what is happening for us to help us in that moment. Imagine if we held on to every negative thing that “happened to us”? I am going to help you realize how everything shows up for us. My son and I (who I have mentioned in my post on facebook) have a very rough relationship. He is defiant, overpowering and will literally do anything to “get me going”, “push my buttons”. Do you have anyone in your life like this? Well, if you do this individual is just trying to show you another way. In the past I did not handle many situations the way they should be handled and each time my son has shown up to test me I wanted him to just like me. I was not being the person he needed me to be in that moment. He needs a mother, not another friend. It brought me to the awareness that I was lacking something inside me. It really had nothing to do with him. Setting boundaries was never something I was good at up until recent. If someone didn’t like me it stung. I now have a child who is here to help me understand what it was that I needed to turn around. It was never about him, it was always about me. I have made many mistakes as a mom. Taking away punishments that I should have stuck to was always my biggest mistake. I did it our of the fear that my child would not like me. Fear is heavy. We can fear one minor thing and that fear will evolve into a vicious cycle until we clear it. Until we do, trust me the universe is going to keep showing you ways to clear, overcome and let it go.

Ok, so now you may or may not be wondering what the picture my son sent me has to do with any of this. The love. The love I felt when I found out from my husband that our son went out of his way to make sure that I had these beautiful pictures. Love is real. The love between a mother and their children is unconditional. A love that will never go away even when I have to discipline him and show up to help him learn and grow. It is a two-way street here. No matter who it is. We are showing up for that person and vice-versa. Law of Attraction, our Karmic life cycles. The universe will constantly keep handing us something to help us see clearer, stay present and hold awareness.  I could have given you about a hundred examples in my lifetime starting from the time I can remember. I wanted to dwell on this one a bit because being aware and present to this situation was key to helping me understand what I was lacking during this lifetime, and now I have the rest of this lifetime to grow and evolve.

Love you!

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