Your Words Matter...

The quiet ways our parents shaped us, and how we now shape our children

This week, I want to start with a bit of a guided meditation.

I want you to close your eyes after you read this paragraph and count 10 breaths, as slowly as you can. When you’ve done that, search your mind and memories, and contemplate (for as much time as you can devote to it) the following:

“What did my parents/care giver tell me about who I am?”

Your thoughts and feelings about the above question probably only scratch the surface of the reality of how your primary caregivers shaped with their words. Most people spend years or decades slowly unpacking these things to fully comprehend the immense impact of what our default most trusted sources of information shaped in our self-identity with what they said.