Written by: Tajana Velikinac, Executive Contributor
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Can we go back to our childhood for a moment?! Can we remember our curiosity, happiness, eagerness, and playfulness?
I know...even though childhood is supposed to be full of happiness and a carefree part of our life, we all carry on some bad experiences, traumas, and other negative baggage. We couldn't understand that as a child and lots of these things it's hard to understand as an adult or we don't want to dig deeper to discover all that dark shadow. Even children who get so much love from their parents still have some shadows to work on. Is not possible to keep a child so safe from all negative experiences. However, if we don't have a bad experience we couldn't know when and for what to be grateful, and we couldn't know how much we appreciate our life, people, and other things that we have.
Let’s back to our childhood! What do you think about your parents? Do you think they gave you enough love? Do you think that you are similar to them? Do you think they give the best of themselves to you? All these questions and more are different for all of us, but what I would like you to pay attention to is how much you know about your parents?! If you feel anger or resentment, or you never feel enough love from them, have you ever tried to understand why they behave that way? Maybe they tried their best and didn’t know how to show love, but they love/loved you unconditionally. Maybe some of their decisions weren’t the best, but they made those decisions according to their knowledge, capability, and freedom of choice. We are changing from generation to generation and seeing things differently but understanding your parents and trying to get a bigger picture of their behaviour is going to be easier for you to let go of some anger that you could have.
And now, let back to you, you as a child. Remember at least one situation when you were so happy, curious, and excited. It could be your best family holiday, when you receive the present you wanted at that time more than anything, when you first time fell in love, or just one ordinary day with your friends, siblings, or pet. While you are thinking about this be aware of your emotions. When you feel those emotions keep them for a little bit. How do you feel now?! Do you want more of this feeling, do you want more of this freedom, do you want more of this happiness?! If your answer is Yes, then forgive, replace anger with love, nourish your inner child, open your heart, go and meet new people, explore, play, make more happy memories and enjoy this beautiful life that was given to you!
Bad things happen to everyone but also all these beautiful and still unknown opportunities waiting for us to explore. And it’s about us, what we decided to draw attention to.
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Tajana Velikinac, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Tajana is an international Empowerment Coach and motivational teacher. Teaches people about awareness and supports them in their life challenges. To be aware of yourself means to know yourself, not what others have taught you. It is a process of rewriting your unconscious mind. Love yourself means to accept yourself as you are.
