Saturday 23 April 2016

FEATURE: Nurturing the independence within

What does independence mean to us in our day to day existence? most of us are struggling to feel independent. many take it literally. if i listen to you then i am giving up my authority. so i must be different, just to prove my independence. but independence is a deeper quality too. it means that the forces around you do not drive you. you are not driven to parent your child to behave, achieve and be like the 'child next door'. the frenzy of the world around does not drive you into a frenzy, you retain your own pace, adapting to the world's pace in your own unique way. do you have the independence within you to be the person you want to be? and, are you giving your child that same power?
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