Rambling Advice To My Kids

Plunged onto this planet Seemingly from outer space Your list of desires will be long Your list of needs will be short Boil it down to the basics We all need to be seen and heard In order to be who we are meant to be Not the version someone else wants us to be Allow yourself to tune into your soul Knowing who you are puts puzzle pieces into place Then you can decide on your own essential building blocks Some ideas for how to cobble together the mosaic of your life: Never stop learning Question your assumptions Continually be curious Be willing to change your mind with new information Admit when you are wrong Be kind to yourself and others Listen more than you talk, you can learn something from every person you meet This in not an exhaustive list I'm still learning on the fly The journey never ends Know that life doesn’t need to be solved It evolves and will be messy along the way Even with the setbacks just keep pushing forward You are making progress despite the detours Sometimes the detours derail you into your destiny Get out of your own way Follow the signs of life Don’t push back Once you lean into life things change Let the universe take over and steer Enjoy the ride