06/29/2021
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Tears are a special form of communication. Sometimes there are angry ones that signal to us that our kids are frustrated. Sometimes there are sad ones when they realize they can't change something or have to be the one to change. We often don't honour the tears that are there and the messages they bring. They sometimes feel too noisy, too scary, and too much.
What if we saw tears as messengers? They tell a story about things that matter to us. They tell us what our regrets and disappoints are, shining a light on our intentions and wishes for ourselves and others. They are messengers from inside of us that seek expression in the world outside. They are not meant to be a inconvenience, they are meant to be honoured.
Water is sacred both around us and within us. How do we make ourselves a vessel that our kids can pour their tears into? How do we treat tears as messengers of love instead of a problem to be fixed?
We can invite tears and make room for them, we come alongside of them, we don't make our relationship conditional based on them, we take time. We can do many things and that is why humans cry - because it is meant to bring our people near so we are not alone when we need someone the most.
