My 16 year old son has been counting the days until he gets to take the driving test to get his drivers license. Today was finally that day. I picked him up early from school. We got to the DVM early, signed in, waited and waited until they finally called his number. We drove the car around and waited some more for the instructor to come out.
Out walks the instructor, asks to see all of my son’s paper work. I had signed the paper stating that he had driven in the car with us for the required hours … but … he hadn’t completed the “official” driving school because he didn’t think it was required to get his license. Sure enough, it was.
I had encouraged him so many times to complete the drivers training … He didn’t.
I had encouraged him to go online and be sure of the DMV requirements … He didn’t.
My son was SOOOOOOO upset that he wasn’t able to take the drivers test today. He was SOOOOOO upset that he was going to have to complete the drivers training and then wait to reschedule the test, which usually takes months in LA to schedule.
Today, my son learned a really hard lesson. And this is an example of natural consequences.
When he was bawling his head off in the car, part of me wanted to yell, at the top of my lungs, “I TOLD YOU SO!” … but I didn’t!
When he was bawling his head off, part of me wanted to tell him what a valuable lesson this is and how important it is to complete things in life … but I didn’t.
I simply placed my hand on his back, and held a space of compassion for him, while he cried and cried … and … cried. I didn’t say a word. I remembered what it was like to be 16, when getting a drivers license is the most important thing in life. I felt compassion for him, having to learn such a painful lesson. I felt gratitude that I’ve learned not to react, to remain quiet and to know that the Universe was taking care of the consequences naturally.
Later, after he calmed down and we were talking, he shared with me how he realized that he learned a lesson that was so unnecessary. How simply completing his course would have spared him such pain.
So fascinating. I didn’t have to say a word. Because I didn’t say “I told you so!”, he didn’t have anything to push back against or blame. It was just him and his actions.
It is the practice of MEDITATION that has taught me how to create a pause within myself, when my own reactions are large and intense.
It is the practice of MEDITATION that has taught me how to sit with the dark, intense and utterly unbearable emotions that surface during meditation.
It is the practice of MEDITATION that has taught me that I am DIVINE and transformed my relationship with my son, my husband, my career, my finances … my life … in countless ways.
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For any of you who are mothers … I have a vision of millions of mothers meditating around the globe. We have mothers joining us from S. Africa, Australia, Canada and everywhere in between. I hope you’ll be one of them and I hope you’ll bring a mom friend.
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Much love to you and hope to see you in class! We start this WED JAN 16th!!