“What we really heal when we are intimate with someone is our relationship with our own self.” – Deepak Chopra.

Actually speaking the truth about my self is the most difficult thing to do since there is so much self righteousness ingrained from childhood. A childhood that is sadly always trying to fit into an adult world that is not sensitive enough.

Observe and watch your children if you are a parent without allowing your limited judgmental mind to come in the way. It takes patience and time but once you get the hang of it, watch the children blossom into beautifully unique beings. Be the natural gardener for the garden like the Universe itself. Let us not weed out anything.

When I read about natural farming, I see how similar it is to being with children. The weeds are collected and put back into the soil as nourishment. Life is also about gathering the weeds and sending them back to the source..that is the self.

In being with the children this way we can ensure that they have a healthy sense of relationship with themselves and are able to trust their own intuitions and inner calling. A self which honours the weeds and the blooms equally.

Dola Dasgupta is a mother of  two children, a son and a daughter who she unschools at home. Her passion is to facilitate the learning of her children, and lending a voice to various groups and forums who too wish to follow creative learning. She has been a journalist, a teacher and a professional company secretary  and is now a disciple of life and practices a spiritual path of meditation and inner reflection. Her children are the focus of her life and she is very committed to her inner evolution. She likes to write or talk about relationships, parenting, sexuality and aligning the self  with the mind, body and spirit. She  is learning to travel light as self realization inches closer each moment.

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