Becoming Maverick is a journey towards greatness, where we strive to break free from the conventional and forge our path towards success.
As we embark on this journey, we must remember to enjoy the process and be intentional about every step we take. Learning to parent well is an integral part of this journey, as it shapes the future generations and influences the world we live in. In this blog, we will explore how our parenting styles can affect our children's growth and how we can become intentional and progressive in our approach to parenting.
Let's dive in and discover how we can live and love beyond limits as we strive towards becoming Maverick.
ParentsParentsParentsParents love their children. We assume they do. At least, they're supposed to. But how do you end up harming something that you love so much? May I argue that we often harm them because we love them. In our drive to provide protection and provision, we end up causing them harm. Let's take food as an example, the delicious poisonous killer. This reminds me of a famous song.
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song originally composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. In 1996, the Fugees recorded the song with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals, and their version became a number-one hit in twenty countries, winning the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
'Killing softly' this is what parents and society at large do to our kids. Parents behave the best they can. They go by the information taught to them by society over time, which is often outdated. I learned recently that it can take up to 12 years or more for new discoveries to enter university medical textbooks. So many healthcare professionals are working with outdated facts unless they have made the conscious effort to upgrade themselves. With parenting, it's the same; we operate with outdated information until we make the conscious decision to upgrade and "renew" our mindsets.
We love our kids so much. Our survival instincts of preservation of the species are so strong that we are afraid to challenge what was true in the past and embrace new knowledge. We fall into the trap that if something has worked for us, it will work for our kids. In many instances, this is true. Yes, there are universal principles that do not change. Gravity will always work the same way, but the way we work with gravity will change over time as new discoveries are made. Mankind could never fly. The sky was out of reach for us. The sky was the limit. No more. The sky is no longer the limit; we have planes and rockets now.
Let us continue to parent to the best of our ability. Only let us be progressive in our thinking. Let's be kind to our 3rd, 4th, 5th generation, and beyond. Live and love beyond limits.
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