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I was romping a bit w/ my son, when I asked him this, Today:  Do you do everything your mother tells you to do?!  Our game of wrestle the pull-up onto the 4yr. old had evolved into a game of Simon Says, and he was laughing hysterically.  I said:  Put your toe in your ear and laugh;  Put your finger in your belly button and laugh;  Put your……etc.  You get the picture.  He followed thru on each one, of course.
Once in a while I manage to make it fun or funny for him to do what I want him to do, so he does it.  Sort of like Roger Rabbit.  He couldn’t get out of his side of a pair of handcuffs, that had him attached to his non-cartoon detective buddy until it was FUNNY.
Well, I wish I could say that it’s been a long time since I’ve blindly followed anyone’s advice, but even now, I very often find myself doing things that my mother always taught me were the norm, or for the best, or trying to push my son to sleep in his own room, because she thinks that that’s the way I should be raising him, because it always worked for her.  
As good as I am at what I do, and as confident as I am that my hubby and I are ultimately the ones that know what’s best for our son, I still cause myself a lot of grief by trying to do what books and my mother tell me to do. 
We’re all on a journey of learning, in this life, and eventually, my son will probably learn that my advice isn’t always going to be right for him, either, and that we all have to do things our own way, and find our own purpose in life.
He seems to want a purpose already.  He was asking his Dada about characters that he saw on tv, and if they were real, and his Dada said no that they were just made for tv.  My son then asked what are WE made for, and as he’s only 4, my hubby said:  Well we’re not really made for anything. 
My son responded:  I mind that we’re not made for anything.
Obviously, you can argue that we’re made for a purpose, but my hubby didn’t think that my son was ready for a big philosophy lesson, yet. 
I haven’t really figured out my big life purpose, yet, but I don’t think that I was put on this Earth just to do what someone else tells me to do.  That just hasn’t felt right in all the 20+yrs. that I’ve been employed by others.  This is why I started working for myself, in the first place.  At the same time, the experience of working for myself as a CMT has really whet my appetite for developing my own character, as well as helping others to figure out where they may need to work on their own lives.
I’ve seen that a lot of my clientelle are run by their calendars, instead of the other way around, so that they don’t have a lot of time for themselves, or their families.  I’ve also seen people like myself, who may be doing what they love, but don’t know where to go from there. 
I’ve seen a lot of people who get stuck in relationships that are uncomfortable for them, but they feel obligated to continue the relationships.  I’ve been there, too. 
I’ve been advised to teach a class on what I know.  Since it’s something that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and had already decided to do it, I’m going to follow this advice.  Please call if you’re interested in taking a class on how to blend oils.  They can help you breathe, release stuck energy/emotions, digest meals, sleep, stay awake and clean your house.  I’ll probably be teaching this class at the end of the summer, of ‘07, but would really like to get some count of who might be interested, a bit ahead, if I can, and intend to put up flyers around town, shortly.
Look for my flyers.
Sue.