When you parent, it’s crucial you realize you aren’t raising a “mini me,” but a spirit throbbing with its own signature. For this reason, it’s important to separate who you are from who each of your children is.Shefali Tsabary
Only when we fill our own emotional tanks with self-awareness and compassion can we give our child the true and deep empathy he or she needs.Shefali Tsabary
Our children are not our projects, but our teachers.Shefali Tsabary
Children are mirrors; they will always show you what’s within you, because they reflect how you are, not just what you say.Shefali Tsabary
We must be willing to hold our judgments about our children’s behavior and instead, strive to see their point of view.Shefali Tsabary
It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.Shefali Tsabary
All too often, we parents think that our role is to command our children to be more like us. But our children have come here to be themselves.Shefali Tsabary
Empowered parents are conscious, awake, aware and introspective.Shefali Tsabary
Through our connection to our children, we get this rare chance to heal ourselves and cleanse our own soul.Shefali Tsabary
Parenting is a function of one’s spiritual evolution. It has nothing to do with anyone else. It is all about the parent’s journey to awareness and attunement to the self.Shefali Tsabary
If the soul of the parent is dark, this will reflect in the presence of the child.Shefali Tsabary