In building a business they say to ‘create a movement’. Having a movement, a mission, means that the people who share your beliefs will follow and support you. So I asked myself, “What do I believe? What is woven into my very being that I want to share with you?”
* I believe that your family is where the most important learning takes place; that you would do anything to see your children thrive and be happy; that sometimes fear makes you do crazy things, and you don’t want to be scared anymore.
* I believe that we’re all in this together; that you know more than you think you do about raising your kids; that every one of us is here to make a positive difference; that every person has a “unique potential” (thank you, Hyde School) — only it takes time, effort, risk, failure, resilience and trust to figure it out.
* I believe that you have to take a stand if you’re going to accomplish anything; that you’re not meant to do any of this alone.
* I believe that your kids love you more than you know, even when they say, “I hate you”; that your parents loved you more than you know, especially when they said “no”.
* I believe that you have answers. What you need is courage and support to follow through… because taking the tough decisions is… well, it’s tough.
* I believe that you have more in common with every person on the planet than you can ever imagine, only you are so busy comparing and judging that you don’t take advantage of opportunities to find and enjoy common ground.
* I believe that we all want pretty much the same things out of life, and we let stupid stuff get in the way of loving each other; and that the strongest people are the ones who ask for (and accept) help.
How many of these do YOU believe? Is there anything here that does NOT resonate with you?
This question, “What do you believe?” is an important one. The answers are even more important. And what you do with those answers is critical for you and your kids. State your truth and take a stand. It’s the only thing that has ever created real and lasting change.