I hope to pass this on to my children.
Before having kids I spent a lot of my weekends outside - hiking, going to the beach, finding the closest body of water. Water has always - personally, spiritually, physically, even professionally, held an important place in my life. And I know it’s not just me - as a species, heck as lifeforms, we’re drawn to water. It’s a biological, unconscious thing (and a whole discussion for another post ;) )
In the first years of motherhood while I’d like to think we’ve done our fair share of getting outside, I know we’ve gone through periods where it felt too hard and more work than it was worth. The packing, the getting there, the tantrums, the ‘always on’ that’s required with two little ones in tow, the negotiations to leave, more tears and big feelings. Some days it felt like it was too hard. Even though nature was such a reset for us all.
But this year I’m committing to it. For all of us. And for the life and lessons I want to create for my little ones. Even when it feels like hard work. I have 2x walking, talking people now and there is so much to learn in nature and in/on/near water. When I think about what I want to pass on to them, one of the crucial things I want them to know is to seek out the wild and the water. ESPECIALLY when they’re having a hard time. This is where the healing is. The reset and the perspective.
As the great Billy Joel once said - “we all start in the ocean, we all end in the sea, we’re all carried along by the river of dreams”.
This is our cycle. This will be my legacy to them.
