Many of us have been a witness to a temper tantrum or two… hell, sometimes we have our own! I think an important realization is that children, much like our spiritual journey, are in the process of feeling intense emotions and looking for ways to express them as they work through them.  

I think we can all learn from this. How many of us would rather distract ourselves or run in the opposite direction of our negative emotions? I did it for over 20 years. Then the same trigger comes back around with more momentum to bite me in the ass once more. This will happen until we express, accept and work through the root of this trigger.

The minute I breathe into myself and tap into Link’s energy during a tantrum, I realize that he very confused and needing some help figuring out why this is happening and how to handle it. After all, when we as adults don’t get what we want, do we not have an internal tantrum sometimes? Suppression has gotten us nowhere in this society. At least this expression is a way of working through the realness of his emotions. And so, on a good day (I am human), I sit down in front of him and I breathe. I set my temperament to be as calming and loving as possible. Maybe even chant a few OMs. In some way, I express that his emotions are valid and it’s okay to feel this way. I am here and waiting to embrace him and give him words to express these emotions in a constructive way. Then, we dance or run to get rid of the rest of our pent up energy!

This is a journey we are taking together as mother and son. We are both learning as we are teaching each other! Sure we slip from time to time. More so if Mommy is overwhelmed. And so, I let this post be my own inspiration for the next tantrum.  

Love is all you need.