The Transformative Wisdom of 7-Year-Olds

I'd been very disheartened to hear personal stories of increased hatred and attack this last week. It's mind boggling to me that people feel the permission to allow the worst versions of themselves to come forward and attack.
 
And yet, there’s profound beauty if you look for it. Remember, what you focus on expands.
 
One of the stories that enraged me the most, the story of little kids who were targeted with texts telling them they’d been chosen to pick cotton, showed the transformative power of love through their actions.
 
My client is a recess volunteer at that school. On Friday, a group of eight 6 and 7-year-olds, boys and girls, gathered around my client, and asked her to sit and meditate with them. That had never happened before. The teachers were stunned. Then, when she went back on Monday, the group had grown and asked her to sit and meditate again with them.
 
My client isn’t a meditation teacher, nor had she spoken of meditation. They chose her because they felt her energy. They knew what they needed, they knew what she needed, and they knew she could anchor healing energy for them.
 
She said, “It’s wild to see so many rambunctious boys lead this. In the middle of the “chaos” of recess with its loud noises, they keep opting out for a minute of quiet and breath work.”
 
That, right there, is going to change the world for the better. Inclusiveness, connection, and group calm.
 
What a beautiful future these children are showing us. Let’s continue to anchor in the light for them.