Shut up- Suit up- Show up (Advice to my kids)

 

Disclaimer- This post is part of trait-series-for-kids which I began to search and write for my kids in 2019. With this series of blog posts containing knowledge-slash-experience, I pray from the almighty that our kids have a simple but magical life. The contents of the series are the outcome of a rigorous search, several readings and first-hand experiences, and self-reflection.


My Dear Erninnguaq (sons in Greenland),

This time I come directly to my point:- Shut up- Suit up- Show up

And become a "rare" species- someone with integrity of the highest quality, intrinsically motivated and yet deeply compassionate. That is who I wish you both to be. Whatever comes your way, may you guys always see shine in the rarest of rare darkness and become a hopeful soul, fulfilling “whys” in your life. May this wish of mine be “copied and pasted” in your minds & hearts forever.

As you are growing, the laziness is quietly (and attractively) trying to creep into your body and mind and making you give strange excuses. 

Yesterday evening, you guys had a weird excuse of just not going out to play because you “seemed” to have pain in your nails. 

Seriously guys!! 

I understand not all days are charged up, but we are getting ready for these days only. The days when our inner lazy being pulls out all the excuses of the world, and yet the disciplined mind shuts up, pampers the excuses, and keeps the action ON.

Life actions are never one-time actions. You may achieve “bringing happiness” for a day or so, but to achieve real fulfilment, you need to live a daily life with all its slowness and ordinariness, yet fast-paced surroundings.

My dears, this letter is about that exact thing—SHOWING UP. Showing up even when you feel less prepared. Showing up even when people (and that little voice inside you) say you might not be good enough yet. Still stepping forward to face the challenge, to try, to learn, to grow—that is what truly matters.

So, always remember, SHUT UP (pause, observe, listen, be mindful), SUIT UP (Read, learn, re-learn, unlearn), SHOW UP (work like this is the day, work like this is the time & work like this is the last day)

Your Anna (mother in Greenland)

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Trait no 12 – Shut up- Suit up- Show up!!

Mantra No 12- The magic is in the showing up.

Quote from the great mind- "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill