I wanted to share with you this really quick story about something that happened the other day.

I was with Londyn, who’s four and a half years old. And someone we love, called on the phone, asked to speak to Londyn and put it on speaker.

And they said, “Londyn, I miss you.”

And Londyn said, “That’s okay.”

And the person on the other end of the phone said, What does that mean? Like, a little indignant? “What does that mean?”

And I said, what that means is, she acknowledges your feelings. She recognizes your feelings, but she does not participate in your feelings, and she does not feel responsible for you.

And they said, Damn. Well, usually people just say, I miss you, too. As though it was like my job, just tell her to same as you to.

And what I said instead was, I’m not in the business. I’m not about that life. I’m not about that life. I’m not teaching her to edit her actual feelings or responses to make other people feel better, or in the interest of, you know, being polite, or having manners.

So, I offer that to you. I offer Londyn to you as a master spiritual teacher.

If somebody should try to enroll you in their agitation or angst, it is very okay for you to recognize their feelings and acknowledge their feelings without participating in their feelings, or owning or claiming responsibility for their feelings.

You can just say, “That’s okay.”

Head up + heart out,

Tara-Nicholle Kirke, MA, Esq.
The Metaphysician
Founder + CEO of SoulTour

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