Divine Parenting "101"

“When the children’s needs are tended to, then the world will change.” First things first – the common misconception about the name, Divine Parenting, is that it is ‘religious’ and it is about children, and parenting them. The parenting of children is one aspect of the initiative, sure. When one looks at the whole Diving Parenting ‘plan,’ however, one will discover this aspect is just a small part of a much greater whole. Is it religious? Divine Parenting is probably considered to be spiritual, yes, but religious? No. It is about living your life from the most loving and ‘highest’ place you can, in each moment of it. Coming from this perspective, we then take a look at the three parts. It is about Divine Parenting the Self – firstly. Then, and only then, can you Divine Parent Others – secondly. Divine Parenting of others includes children, certainly – but it also includes our family members, our roommates, our employees, our employers, the institutions meant to support us (education, medical, social organizations, food suppliers, etc.), businesses, governments (all levels) and everyone else on the planet. The third part is the Divine Parenting of the Planet. What does Divine Parenting really mean? It means – discovering the needs (of the self, of others, of the community, of humanity, of all species, of the planet), finding ways to meet those needs (starting with the self), and taking action to meet them. “When the children’s needs are tended to, then the world will change.” Who are the children? Every living organism on the planet. Bringing through the Concept When I first started bringing through the initiative, I was a participant in a Sacred Mystery School program – really, a Self-Mastery program – as well as completing my studies as a Spiritual Peace Minister. When the information started coming through, I ‘asked’ if I could change the name – because if I was confused, others would be too. The response I heard in my head was a loud “No.” I remember asking – well, what are the needs? I started getting a flow on different ones, and some of them were very surprising. Not starting with ‘food, shelter, clothing’ was one of the biggest surprises. And, even re-ordering them when they did finally come through to ‘shelter, clothing, and then food.’ Hmmm… The vision came to me of a woman giving birth. The woman was having contractions, and the first need that came through was… Sanctuary. The woman needs a safe place, where she feels protected, where she feels the baby can come through without harm. Sanctuary. The baby, after it is born, needs to be able to breathe in the outside world. Then out of those three “standard” needs that I mentioned, shelter came firstly – to be protected from the elements. Then, the baby needs to be wrapped (clothing) in order to protect it from hypothermia. There are a few other needs that come through, before the food one, but eventually, of course, the baby needs food. (When my grand daughter was born, and wouldn’t feed off her mother’s breast, the attending nurse informed us that newbo s are ok for up to 24 hours after birth without having food – not sure how true that is, but that’s what we were told). Interesting, I thought. Very interesting. So, as each need comes through, there are many more questions to be answered. As each need comes through, there are four areas we will look at. These are:

1. finding out what the needs are, 2. finding out where the need is sourced from (either biological, emotional, etc.), 3. finding the many ways to meet that need, and also 4. finding out what happens if that need is 'overmet.'

I’m hoping you will join me on this journey of self-discovery, and into that divine space of self-love and self-care. Love and light, Sue http://www.divineparenting.org