"Mommas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"

Are you invested in people's actions, other than your dependent children's?  It could be that you are worried that your friends/extended family/bartender will make the same mistakes you did and you are trying to save them some money/time/effort.  Of course, awareness is important, so sharing information with people you care about can be extremely helpful.  But many of us learn through experience and other people's advice comes with their personal experiences as a filter, which could be good or bad.

I believe that kids who have a strong sense of belonging, who are taught it's OK to make mistakes and learn from them and who are shown unconditional love from an early age are in better positions to make good choices in high school and beyond.  We all make mistakes and need to be held accountable for them.  Are you OK with your kids skipping advanced education to work on a dude ranch?  It's not good or bad to tell your kids they must go to college; having the background to own his or her dude ranch in the future will be easier after some business classes.

"Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks

Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such"

Are "doctors and lawyers and such" happier?  I'm not sure that is true.  And by the way, cowboys are awesome!!  Let's do our best to have an awareness of when and why we are invested in other people's decisions, if they are not our children.  I "tip my hat" to the cowboys of the world; the people with the freedom to ride the range, wear cool boots and make their livings working outdoors;)

Have a great day!!

xo
Conni


Today's Mantra:  I intend to have an awareness of being invested in other people's decisions.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.