Growing up with “gifts” as a child can be very traumatic. Without anyone to go to for proper guidance, these “gifts” can be seen as negative, possibly completely discarded, looked upon as a mental issue, or even as the work of the devil.
As for me, I was called a “loner” by teachers and faculty in several different schools throughout my life. To this day, I despise this word. Later on as an early teen, I was misdiagnosed with depression as well. Granted, this was way before any of the television shows were readily available with anything paranormal. My family was wonderful, loving, and caring. It was ME who decided to keep these things to myself. Partly because I didn’t understand, some was because I thought this maybe to others, so I guess NO one talks about it. Some, because I was able to talk with an older female spirit guide at a very young age. I’ll share more about her and other spirit guides sometime soon.
My fascination with anything Native American, rocks, and water, are now easily explainable. I remember watching my mother as she spent time with one of her passions, drawing Native American pictures. I shared with her the curious need to pick up and keep certain rocks. Feathers as well. Water and its sound gave us both great peace. My connection with animals at a young age was always an amazing thing to my family. My Mother and I were connected with Mother Earth. My Mother’s side is where my Native American heritage comes from. This is a very spiritual part of my life. All of my spirit guides are Native American.
As a young girl, feeling, seeing and knowing things was scary at times. There were so many times when I knew and felt the coming of someone’s passing. Not knowing any better, I often thought I had caused the death somehow. How was I seeing people no one else could? How was it I could be around someone and feel their pain, anger, confusion? Going to church was a huge challenge. After my first communion, things began to excel a bit. The feeling of others needs, pain, suffering and sorrow during times of prayer was more than I could bare at times.
As time goes on, I will share more of my personal experiences with you all. For now, I want to express my hopes for children with similar abilities, and their parents, guardians, and loved ones.
So many children are gifted in these ways. Many discover this in their early teen years, but it is not uncommon for little ones to show signs. My hope is that no child has to go through this time alone. There are plenty of resources these days. Remain open minded for their sake. The key is to listen to your child, regardless of your beliefs. Without thinking, you could make them feel scared, disgraced, ashamed, like an outcast, and even that something must be wrong with them. There are people to go to. Parents, ask a variety of people within the paranormal world. Get help putting together a small team to assist and answer questions. People you are comfortable with. A good, compassionate medium will be able to sit down and talk with you and your child and be of great comfort. These kids should know that they are NOT alone!
Having said that, I must state the following. I am not, by any means, encouraging anyone to regard inappropriate or unusual behavior as a sign of abilities. I am also not discouraging following doctors orders, just to be clear.
I have had my share of people come to me with gifted children asking for help. Friends of family, and even paranormal investigation teams. The child cannot be helped without parental or legal guardian authority. It breaks my heart to know so many kids cannot go to parents with these things. This touches me so personally. Even as an adult, I kept so much to myself. I could have gone to my Mother much sooner. Truth be told, I think she always knew of my abilities on some level. Possibly even had some of her own. Not until within the last several years did I come out to another adult, other than my mother and sister. Both who had paranormal experiences with me throughout the years.
I leave you all with something I say quite often to others. When you come across something you are unsure of, or perhaps that varies with your beliefs whether it’s paranormal, supernatural, or otherwise, please ask yourself these two words…. “What if..?”
Thank you, dear readers, for taking the time to read my very first submission with Bellesprit Magazine. I am looking forward to many, many more.
