I was hit with a traumatic experience yesterday, and at the moment, I had to keep asking what is this here to teach. Why is this here?

Today I ensured I made space for much-needed reflection to ensure it is being processed and embodied rather than suppressed and bypassed.
Allowing yourself to sit in silence with all those heavy feelings to see beyond the conditioned mind is WORK.
Self-care is in these practices of sitting to process the experience in learning, ensures that you do not separate from yourself in reactivity.

Parenting is a role where you are giving many experiences to re-learn for yourself while guiding another human-being in teaching themselves. It takes strength to not react with punishment or control and rather sit with the discomfort of accepting so that curiosity can lead you to the missing piece. By doing this, you are able to see it differently, and there is clarity of understanding so you can move forward in learning.

When you are reactive, your greatest weapon is BREATHING and keeping your mouth shut!

I think I may have gotten a 7/10