It was such a pleasure having my sister in law in town, my husband's sister, she flew in to meet our future sister in law, and we all had a wonderful weekend. Her and I get into deep conversations, and I always love her perspective. I am very blessed to have had an amazing life this time around, and it keeps getting better. She was telling me that how we are raised affects how we function in life. I was blessed to have unconditional love and support from my family, and above that complete trust. I was always treated as an adult, I was put in charge of my brother when I was seven years old, he was five and a half, we just moved to America from the Soviet Union, and had very little resources. My parents have trusted us completely all of our lives, they did give us advice, but always left it up to my brother and I to make the final decision.
I was telling her that beyond love and trust, there is also one more thing that determines how a person handles life. Each person is a unique soul, we are all wired differently, even people with a perfect upbringing and freedom sometimes have challenging lives. On the other side, you hear of people coming from the most tremendous circumstances and persevering, becoming an amazing example and inspiration to everyone they meet.
Just like everything in life, I feel it is important to educate ourselves, keep learning, and then make an informed decision, while also following our gut. Unfortunately not everyone has a fairy tale, innocent childhood, and the world we live in is intense. The video above brings up a sensitive subject in a simple, yet clear way, in which children will hopefully deeply understand they are in charge of themselves.
It all comes down to choice,
Freedom of Choice,
Choose Wisely,
Coach Yulia
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