What do you do with an idea?
I recently purchased a children's book with this title...written by Kobi Yamada and illustrated by Mae Besom. The story is one that everyone would benefit from...that while we can appreciate and consider people's input into our lives...we must follow our own inner guidance.
As a parent I had hopes and dreams for my children as they grew...when they were very young of course I wanted them to be safe...then as they became school age my hope was that they do well to reach their potential...and as they became older I dreamt of the perfect partner and a great job.
I know I have been guilty of having ideas of how they should live their lives...sometimes because I saw danger on the path they were traveling...other times out of my own desires for them...or because it was some sort of need within me...
But now as I reach a certain age...and my children are no longer children, but rather full grown adults I realize that all I really desire for them is to be happy and healthy. That I want them to know that I stand behind their judgement calls for themselves...that I do not wish for them to have any self doubt...that they can come to me and talk about anything without feeling that I am judgemental...and that I have always loved them...and nothing could ever change that.
We have to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We need to learn our own life lessons by following our own path and using our own judgments...our ideas belong to us alone and regardless of what others think we must either put them into action because that is our true desire or we let them go.
At my age I realize that when I see that they are happy with their life and their path I know they are headed toward their own goals...and I am assured that all I really need to do is share in their joy and happiness...and if they are sad I am a loving ear to listen to them as they work it out...
So what do you do with an idea?
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