April marked the 24th year of me being a grandmother. During these 24 years, I have been blessed with 6 amazingly beautiful grandchildren, each with their own unique personalities, strengths and talents. I am so privileged to be able to be part of the lives of these young people and to know that they exist because of me.
Thinking about that statement “they are here because of me”, got me to the realization that with this blessing comes huge responsibility. Being the oldest person in my family, I am so aware of how much I am being watched by them. It is my constant prayer that I conduct myself in a way that they would want to emulate. That they see and feel my kindness in every interaction and that they know through my actions, how much I love and appreciate them. I think often of the legacy I will leave – what is it about me that they will remember? What is it that I have taught them?
I speak very often of relationships, because I know that they are vital to the growth of our spiritual selves. The part that relationships play in our lives, directly contributes to us being able to experience the lessons that we set up for ourselves prior to coming to the earth. The part that relationships play in our lives, also affords us the opportunity to learn those lessons, to overcome those emotions and in turn, develop our souls and become more spiritually aware of the part that we play in those relationships.
Families are important on so many levels. These are the people who have dedicated this life experience to facilitating our spiritual journey – there can be no bigger commitment! Know that you too have dedicated this life experience to facilitating their spiritual journey. What an honour from both sides! Two of the most important aspects of our life experiences is love and compassion. When we love, we can find no fault. When we show compassion, we exhibit a deep understanding that we can see from the other person’s perspective. With love and compassion, we cannot feel judgement. With love and compassion, our egos are kept in check and we all know what a difficult task that can be! With love and compassion we understand that there is no separation and when we don’t separate ourselves from others, we can only show kindness, respect, acceptance and honour. We become the person we were always meant to be.
Change the way you see your families today. Acknowledge what they bring to your life and know that even when they bring great challenge to you as a person, they are teaching you something, the onus is on you to see what it is. Know without a shadow of doubt that you would not be able to achieve in this lifetime what you set out to do, without them. Understand that you will all hurt each other. You will all disappoint each other. You will all bring out the worst in each other. But only sometimes. Understand that the level of joy and the feeling of belonging that they bring to you, will always outweigh all the negative emotional aspects of your journey together. Please don’t leave things until it’s too late and by too late, I mean until someone has passed back into spirit, to tell them that you love them. To acknowledge what they mean to you. Learn to put aside your differences – have them, work through them, and then put them aside. Holding onto grudges does you such a disservice.
Live your life like there’s no tomorrow. Love as if your very life depends on it.
Yours in service
Glynis
Author: Spirit Connection
Spirit Connection is an online platform to facilitate connecting light workers with people seeking their help.
