Eco Living Series
What is an Eco MOM?
Thursday, February 11, 2010
What does Love have to do with it?
Valentine's Day is coming up this weekend. Whether you dislike the commercialization of it or not, it is always a great reminder for us to focus on the love we have for those closest to us. As I sat down to start writing, I really thought about this. Why do we only re-focus on our love for our friends and family? What about loving ourselves? I don't mean in an indulgent way; in a deeper, inner-facing way AND a way that ties into our community.
The more I thought about it and writing this blog, I realized the strong connection that drew me to it. I realized that the driving force in this blog, my business and my life was the primal instinct of nurture itself.
I am like most women who have connected to their most primal instincts, nurturing caregivers. As the psychologist Carol Gilligan wrote "Women's sense of integrity seems to be entwined with an ethic of care, so that to see themselves as women is to see themselves in a relationship of connection." I gladly accept my role as nurturer because in doing so I am fulfilling my role the Universe intended for me.
After many years of feeling a sort of pause in my life, I suddenly began to question who I was and the purpose of my life. More importantly, I'm not sure why I never questioned most things that went on to me in my life. Now after feeling the great fear and starting my long-time dream business - GBC Style, I slowly began to emerge with a title I can honestly give myself Eco-mom. I will explain what I think Eco mom means in a minute.
For now, I am just not sure why I never questioned things about myself before. Maybe because coasting along seemed pretty good or at least pretty easy. But I imagine that others are like me – as I've gotten older, I've naturally pondered about my life and what an impact it has made. Before, I saw limits in so many ways that kept me running powerless and filled with fear. After being fed up with constant sense of uneasiness about my life, I slowly started to work on developing my consciousness and just allowed myself to be willing and open to all the beautiful possibilities there are in this world for me to really experience.
Since my revelation, many positive things in my life have slowly occurred because I've chosen them to happen. As I dig deeper into who I am and learned to LOVE every aspect of who I am, I'm more accepting and forgiving of myself and others. Not a little part of who I am, but the whole package. Not just the parts that I like but the parts that make me blush as well, and really embrace the value or lessons that bring me to where I am today.
Now you might ask "Why is this woman babbling about this?". But it's true! I believe that if you choose to live consciously in your life, you can do anything. You can amaze yourself if you are just willing to listen to your heart and take action. Listen to your feelings. Your feelings are your most inner self talking with you. The driving force behind all of this is simply allowing you to LOVE you. Cherish who you are, then and only then can you in fact give back freely and joyfully.
To be without limitations on how we treat our world, with caring and compassion, to nurture our world the way we were intended to do, to create beauty and joy for those around us. These are the things I'm talking about, these are the raw emotions we should allow ourselves to feel and therefore becoming who we were meant to be.
Moms, by nature, desire the best for each one of our families. The difference with an Eco-mom is that she sees things without limitations and takes it one step further, funneling concerns to create awareness and stretch our minds beyond our comfort zone. We challenge our thinking now to include the outside world realizing that it affects our private world as well.
It wasn't until I truly understood what it meant to me to be an Eco-mom that I realized my feelings were no different than any other caring soul. I just willed myself to make a difference and therefore, asked myself what do I truly believe and how can I make a difference in my world. I stretched out of my inner circle and learned there are so many issues affecting our world.
So, I refuse to continue thinking about limitations and moved forward to help improve my local community. When I dropped my limitation and I asked myself – "What do I really believe?" and began to recognize my opinion and communicate my ideas. The more I was willing to change my thinking, the more frequently and easily I was able to get to this point changing what I wasn't happy with. I changed my thoughts to create continuous positive thoughts that allow me to share the goodness.
Now I believe that if we all do this and invest the time to improve ourselves that the world – mine, yours and the broader earth – would be a better place for all of us. So really… why not think that way? By loving myself and taking responsibility for my actions, I am building a more conscious, mindful and respectful world for my family and yours. Won't you consider doing the same? That's thinking about not just ourselves but sharing the goodness we are with all.
How do you share your goodness with others? Are you an Eco-mom in hiding? Share your thoughts and ideas with me. And remember that by loving yourself, you will nurture your soul and that of others around you.
GBC Style
Find us on Facebook
gbcstyle on twitter
My blog coming soon too.
Valentine's Day is coming up this weekend. Whether you dislike the commercialization of it or not, it is always a great reminder for us to focus on the love we have for those closest to us. As I sat down to start writing, I really thought about this. Why do we only re-focus on our love for our friends and family? What about loving ourselves? I don't mean in an indulgent way; in a deeper, inner-facing way AND a way that ties into our community.
The more I thought about it and writing this blog, I realized the strong connection that drew me to it. I realized that the driving force in this blog, my business and my life was the primal instinct of nurture itself.
I am like most women who have connected to their most primal instincts, nurturing caregivers. As the psychologist Carol Gilligan wrote "Women's sense of integrity seems to be entwined with an ethic of care, so that to see themselves as women is to see themselves in a relationship of connection." I gladly accept my role as nurturer because in doing so I am fulfilling my role the Universe intended for me.
After many years of feeling a sort of pause in my life, I suddenly began to question who I was and the purpose of my life. More importantly, I'm not sure why I never questioned most things that went on to me in my life. Now after feeling the great fear and starting my long-time dream business - GBC Style, I slowly began to emerge with a title I can honestly give myself Eco-mom. I will explain what I think Eco mom means in a minute.
For now, I am just not sure why I never questioned things about myself before. Maybe because coasting along seemed pretty good or at least pretty easy. But I imagine that others are like me – as I've gotten older, I've naturally pondered about my life and what an impact it has made. Before, I saw limits in so many ways that kept me running powerless and filled with fear. After being fed up with constant sense of uneasiness about my life, I slowly started to work on developing my consciousness and just allowed myself to be willing and open to all the beautiful possibilities there are in this world for me to really experience.
Since my revelation, many positive things in my life have slowly occurred because I've chosen them to happen. As I dig deeper into who I am and learned to LOVE every aspect of who I am, I'm more accepting and forgiving of myself and others. Not a little part of who I am, but the whole package. Not just the parts that I like but the parts that make me blush as well, and really embrace the value or lessons that bring me to where I am today.
Now you might ask "Why is this woman babbling about this?". But it's true! I believe that if you choose to live consciously in your life, you can do anything. You can amaze yourself if you are just willing to listen to your heart and take action. Listen to your feelings. Your feelings are your most inner self talking with you. The driving force behind all of this is simply allowing you to LOVE you. Cherish who you are, then and only then can you in fact give back freely and joyfully.
To be without limitations on how we treat our world, with caring and compassion, to nurture our world the way we were intended to do, to create beauty and joy for those around us. These are the things I'm talking about, these are the raw emotions we should allow ourselves to feel and therefore becoming who we were meant to be.
Moms, by nature, desire the best for each one of our families. The difference with an Eco-mom is that she sees things without limitations and takes it one step further, funneling concerns to create awareness and stretch our minds beyond our comfort zone. We challenge our thinking now to include the outside world realizing that it affects our private world as well.
It wasn't until I truly understood what it meant to me to be an Eco-mom that I realized my feelings were no different than any other caring soul. I just willed myself to make a difference and therefore, asked myself what do I truly believe and how can I make a difference in my world. I stretched out of my inner circle and learned there are so many issues affecting our world.
So, I refuse to continue thinking about limitations and moved forward to help improve my local community. When I dropped my limitation and I asked myself – "What do I really believe?" and began to recognize my opinion and communicate my ideas. The more I was willing to change my thinking, the more frequently and easily I was able to get to this point changing what I wasn't happy with. I changed my thoughts to create continuous positive thoughts that allow me to share the goodness.
Now I believe that if we all do this and invest the time to improve ourselves that the world – mine, yours and the broader earth – would be a better place for all of us. So really… why not think that way? By loving myself and taking responsibility for my actions, I am building a more conscious, mindful and respectful world for my family and yours. Won't you consider doing the same? That's thinking about not just ourselves but sharing the goodness we are with all.
How do you share your goodness with others? Are you an Eco-mom in hiding? Share your thoughts and ideas with me. And remember that by loving yourself, you will nurture your soul and that of others around you.
GBC Style
Find us on Facebook
gbcstyle on twitter
My blog coming soon too.
