I was devastated... Roots & Wings

by Eileen Lichtenstein
(Long Island, NY)

My Family

I want to share with you that when my daughters, (29 and 31) each moved to Europe (London and Madrid) over 5 years ago, each following her own path~ to be educated~

I was devastated. OK, I'd been "empty nested" for a long time, through their college years and beyond. But this was different! They kept telling me it was like moving to California, yet somehow it was not.

I was upset for a while and didn't get "it". So far I'd been really good at visualizing positive outcomes for myself and my family and being "unattached to outcome." This was different, my visualizations weren't right..finally I "got" it~ Jess and Ariel were finally doing what they had visualized for themselves, and being their mom and role model, I had to be fully behind them.

I know they were brought up to think things through and consider pros and cons and are (each) aware of the problems that may evolve from impulsiveness as well as not letting go of a situation that was not in within their control at all (after doing all personally possible to make changes).

I realized that I needed to shift and support them 100%, because I had very consciously given them roots and wings. And so I did, and still do~ I visualize them happy in what they choose, and they tell me, so that's easy. I think of them every day and send them positive thoughts and energy, and visualize their happy scenarios in my meditations.


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