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Just as their parents permanently tempered their vitality and very passion for existence so that it didn’t ‘bubble over’, they then in turn do the same with their own children: ‘Don’t overdo it’, ‘Sit still’, ‘Do your homework first, then you can play’, ‘Don’t get dirty’, ‘Don’t be childish’ and so on.

It is important to put a stop to such patterns transmitting transgenerationally and to give the next generation a new chance to have their own existence, which fully exploits their innate zest for life. Even if they are not loved by their mother, every human being carries a boundless lust for life and capacity for love within them and this can be awakened and activated whatever stage of life they are at.

FROM LOVE MODE TO FIGHT MODE

The rejection of our own love and our need to be loved is extremely painful for us as human beings. As a consequence, we withdraw into ourselves for our own self-protection and try to shield ourselves from further pain of rejection. Instead of living in a state of love, we live in an emotionally numbed state of fear and stress, in which we are just able to function, do our duty or go into fight mode.