***Mother-Muslimah-Activist-Poet*** Single Mother living in the Light of her Suns. A Lover, of the Tijaniyyah order. Wordsmith, promoting positivity and healing with the written and spoken word. Village builder, to allow our families to flourish...so that our Suns can shine...our Queens can grow gentlemen, with the support of the positive, healthy men needed to help grow healthy men.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Intergenerational Love, Layer by Layer
At first, you may think I'm talking about a May-December love affair....or grandparents as parents. No, I'm talking about building a foundation, layer by layer. Generation by generation. It can be done in a way that shows the contribution and value of each. In taking care of our elders, we are showing our children how to take care of us. In honoring the ancestors, we model the importance of honoring and acknowledging your lineage and your history. In caring for our children, we model parenting. We will see them doing the same rituals and routines with their children that we did with them. Good and bad. Negative and positive. We are passing on cycles, and villages. What is the condition of your village? The condition of those in it? Family can take many forms, ties can be forged in faith, Love, and blood. What are you building?
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