Mothering the Child Within at Every Stage of Life

Mothering Our Inner Child

Remembering moments of motherly love can bring reminders of a mother’s tender care, balanced with thoughts of her firm words of correction.   Fortunately, my mother is still alive.  Remembering her on Mother’s Day forth a variety of feelings and memories.  However, my mother’s day was mostly spent wondering how mothering the Child within is an important practice to pamper the mind, body, soul and spirit.  In fact, it is one way to empower yourself.

One Moment of me Mothering the Child Within

What does a mother do? Before she becomes a mother, she receives an impartation to bring forth life.  Something catches her eye, tickles her mind or heightens her awareness and she opens up to receive.  To celebrate the special moment that life began, she nurtures and cares for herself and the unborn Child within.  Eventually, life comes forth.

When we tend to our inner Self, we are mothering the child within.  We are honoring our own lives, empowering ourselves and continuing to walk on the path of wellness.

Today, have you positively impacted the Child within?  Balanced living includes stepping back to rejuvenate, restore and reconnect with our own needs.  We still need inspiration and attention.  Our Inner Child doesn't disappear as we age.  No, she is within and needs to be encouraged, nurtured, heard and able to enjoy moments of tender care for the Self. 

Does the mother in you care for her Inner Child?  Healthy mothering looks like tender, careful, patient attention to the complete needs of the child.  When mothering the Self, the first assignment is to discover the need.  Any form of discomfort can be a signal that we are not at ease.  For infants, a cry signals a wet diaper or loneliness.  How does your Inner Child send signals of dis-ease?  How do you know when your Inner Child needs motherly attention?

Mothering the Child within requires developing the ability to listen to the Self.  Often, an attentive ear is needed to hear the gentle nudge requesting attention of some sort.  Even a belly ache, slowly healing sore or unexpected tears are signs that a moment of care is needed.  Are you paying attention?  Are you mothering you?

Sweet smelling candles and bubble baths are one way to nurture and caress the body.  But what habitual, healthy practices are in place to soothe the mind, inspire the spirit or calm the nerves? Shopping is rarely healthy, although habitual.  The spirit also needs to hear words that encourage, inspire, comfort and challenge.  The eyes need to drink in powerful images that spark joy, wonder and reflection.  These words or visuals can prompt thoughts or actions to awaken lost dreams long forgotten.  Are you mothering you?

Certainly mother's day is a special day.  For many, it is cause for celebration.  For some, it brings forth horrid memories and uncomfortable truths.  Regardless of what that day does for you, remember to mother you.  You do it for you.  At some point, every one of us had a mother.  Let’s continue to nurture the gift of life that she gave.  Let’s continue mothering the Child within in order to capture wellness in heart, mind and soul.