My heart and prayers are with everyone who is affected by recent tragedies.
When something unexpected hits, we are often thrown into automatic pilot. Although that can be the best way to forge through trauma, and dig our heels in so that we can move forward, it can also hinder other important abilities.
Auto-pilot can have a tendency to impede feelings as it overrides emotions and gives us the tunnel vision necessary to muscle through tough times. However, our feelings and intuitive nature are critical ~ especially when children are involved ~ intuition really should not be ignored.
Our most important role is nurturing and nourishing our children. As difficult as it can be to step outside our role of 'handling' things, sometimes we must simply slow down enough to pay attention. That's when we see signs that can direct us to the path we must follow in order to lead our children to a peaceful place.
Parents, mentors, please make the time to pay attention ... here's a link I recently came across that looks like a great resource. I hope it helps you see signs and make a difference:
(Sorry, I just couldn't get this link to go 'live' but it works if you copy & paste.)
http://www.facebook.com/kidlutions?sk=wall#!/notes/kidlutions-solutions-for-kids/hope-helping-kids-in-the-aftermath-of-a-tornado/10150197563616889
XO
;-Deb
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