Powerful article Open!! My children are absolutely the greatest catalysts on this journey. There is a constant refinement, a constant mirror...working with everchanging energies...being open and accepting and yet providing boundaries...when to be soft, when to be more firm, when to just listen and be receptive without a need to solve or take away their experience, when to ask these empowering questions that you have given examples above. It's so delicate...and constantly shifting. I get it wrong a lot, end up in frustration or slip into to control or fear, or even let too much go at times. These children are incredible...they show me who I am every day. Yesterday, my daughter, who feels like a wise ancient teacher of mine, said to me "mom, I have this constant burning fire inside of me, right in my belly and it feels like a dragon" I asked her how does this dragon express in your life...she shared that it sometimes comes out as anger and frustration and sometimes it is my imagination, my creativity" ...just blew me away, the depth of knowing that she carries and like you said Open, they won't be told...she will burn through every limitation, every boundary that she perceives. It's been a constant giving space, giving room for her to bring herself fully in and a powerful mirror for where I am not coming fully in. Just unbelievable!! Thank you for these incredible insights...many of these I have gleaned from your workshops and writings and have seen powerful changes in our family.

Much love and appreciation,
Jen