Regina Brett's Fifty Life Lessons: The Twelfth Lesson

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Lesson Number Twelve: It's OK to let your children see you cry.

Crying is not a sign of weakness. It could be a sign of vulnerability behind a strong will. I have seen many people whom I did not see crying, yet whose actions and reactions show how "crying babies' they were. People who always complain and are never grateful of the goodness life has to offer them.

Anyway just cry, cry cry when you feel like crying. Let the children see and explain them later why you cried. Children are such easy creatures to teach. They are designed that way. They still have no prejudgments whatsoever inside of them. Letting them see us cry is a learning process for them. It helps them understand that it's okay to see our vulnerabilities at times. It is okay to let out. It is easy to let go. And when all the tears dried up life has to move on again the way it should be.

Crying also brings health benefits for us. It clears us of the emotional toxins we are feeling inside. So whenever you feel like crying whether in front of the children or not just do it. It's always okay.

Get happy!

Regina Brett's Fifty Life Lessons: The Seventh Lesson

Lesson Number Seven: Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 

     "No man is an island." This is the first quotation I learned in elementary years. It still holds true in my life until now. Relationship matters, especially in difficult times. Only by knowing that there is a shoulder to lean on and a hearing ears that care eases our pains even if there is no available solution at hand. Crying with someone is a very soothing and calming experience.

     However, there are times when no one is available. Or times when nobody cares, nobody understands. Times when the world seems to be against us. This is the time when we choose to cry with God. And this is also the time greatest for God--the time He has been waiting for, all our life. Because nobody holds our attention. No one; only God and God alone. And when nothing holds our attention God's power is greater in us. And when God's power is greater in us, healing is much faster and moving on is very possible.

     Get happy! 

     You may also love to read the other lessons below:
First Lesson
Second Lesson
Third Lesson
Fourth Lesson
Fifth Lesson
Sixth Lesson