Listen to Mirror Down the Hall™ with Laurie & The Kat
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When I was a kid, I received my fair share of whippings. It felt, at the time, that I was getting the short and long end of the stick, the belt or, god forbid, my father’s hand. Today, many might say it was abuse, but since I was the one on the receiving end of such discipline, survived it and thrived, I will swear on a stack of Bibles that it made me fully aware of the authority figures in my life and I’m quite happy that someone loved me enough to give me guidance and draw the line I learned not to cross.
I believe that children disobey because they’re actually seeking boundaries and though seemingly defiant or rude during their quest for individuality will always appreciate, eventually, where the limits truly are. It’s the parent’s responsibility to provide these boundaries. This is called tough love. Children need to be well grounded . . . as often as it takes to arrest their attention from the illusion that they should get whatever they want, whenever they want it. They need love, food and encouragement. Everything else is negotiable and not an entitlement, but a privilege.
Someone needs to be grounded for this
Boundless, yet immature energy, improperly grounded, will start a conflagration that you’ll be hard pressed to put out, once it leaps from your back yard. It would be best to prevent that from happening in the first place. If you can discipline your child without resorting to corporal punishment, then admonish them with hugs and infinite wisdom. Regardless of your methods and degree of success, it will be the lack of discipline and respect that determines what boundaries your child will cross in life that harms them or others.
Today, if there are any boundaries left, they appear blurred, broken and bleeding from neglect. Society is more interested in being politically correct or avoiding responsibility than it is in providing proper discipline to the little ones, which then grow up to rule, run and ruin their world. Look at those in government, on Wall Street or in positions of power around the world. Wherever you find criminal activity, mismanagement and the audacity of unchecked hubris, I say you’ll find a poorly disciplined child who lacks respect for others; ungrounded children in business suits with a me-first mentality.
It may take a whole village to raise a child, but it only takes one child to raze a village, if they’re not respectful of their environment, their family, friends and community. I believe that good fences make good neighbors. I believe strong boundaries make for a safe environment to raise children. I believe tough love requires the occasional swat on their little behind. Today’s world is a little behind in discipline.
How can you reach for the stars, if you’re not properly grounded? How does energy safely flow, if there’s a dangerous discharge of current in an unknown or weakened point along the transmission line? It’s no surprise that we are shocked when the wiring is faulty and not properly grounded. Where in our relationships are we not noticing the sparking wire, the smell of overheated equipment or the entanglement of cords attached to a single circuit, which was never designed to handle the overload?
In electronic circuit theory, a “ground” is considered an infinite source or sink for charge, which can absorb an unlimited amount of current without changing its potential. In communication, those whose energy is not properly grounded, first, before transmitting their message run the risk of being shocked when the intended receiver short circuits or cannot process the current flowing to them. Thus, the loop of energy builds in resonance until, reaching a dangerous level, it improperly arcs and injures someone with words or thoughts that cannot be withdrawn.
Check your grounding. Are you a live wire threatening to discharge a lethal voltage to the first person that crosses your path? Are you slightly buzzed from a favorite elixir that you feel greases the wheel of communication or lowers inhibition? Do you really believe that a benumbed mind is a quality transmitter? Or an angry mind?
Can you recognize the vibrations around you and harmonize with them or, if you can’t match the current energy in the room, will you peacefully and respectfully seek a safer outlet? Are you looking for confrontation or do you surround yourself with energy that is on your own frequency?
Life is electromagnetic. Highly charged. It’s both attractive and repellent; equally positive and negative, simultaneously. Do you recognize the current moment and whether you are resonating harmoniously with the person sitting next to you? If not, should you really have that conversation?
Source energy ripples across the cosmos of your mind in a never-ending wave form that shimmers and coalesces into a single point of light from which all matter springs. Open your mind to new things, new thoughts and a new way of being. Consider that the illusions you see in your world might be merely the reflections of your own transmission.
Stop for a moment. Be still. From where do your thoughts arise? What is the source? Is the canvas of life blank and are you projecting upon it? Or do you really believe that all of that out there is really happening . . . to you?
Cause and effect. Which one are you? Which is more empowering? When will you take charge of your life? How can you be more responsible in your communication? And the next time you feel a little hot under the collar – your energy rising – before you cross that line and shock yourself or someone you care about, remember to pause, take a breath, check in with source and get grounded.
The Kat
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