Finding Joy Within And Sharing Love with the World
In today’s world, where both children and adults seek validation, financial stability, and the steadfast support of loved ones, the lack of these elements can seem like a void that is difficult to fill. Awareness plays a crucial role in recognizing that the cries of our children are more than just requests for material security or external affection. They are deeply rooted in stories of resilience, a yearning for connection and understanding, and the reassurance that their existence holds value, often nurtured through creative expression and faith healing.
Inspiring change begins with unpacking emotional baggage and realizing that the search for growth and recovery does not lie solely in what the world provides—it begins within, allowing for the nurturing of healthy love.
1. Hearing the Cry for Love and Belonging
Many grow up believing that happiness comes from external sources—approval from others, financial success, a strong support system. Children who lack these things often internalize the idea that they are incomplete, unworthy, or forgotten. Their cry is a call for meaning, for reassurance that they matter, even in the absence of traditional pillars of support.
But what if joy is not found in the things we chase, but in the depth of love we cultivate for ourselves? What if we teach our children—and ourselves—that fulfillment is found not in external validation, but in self-acceptance?
Instead of seeking validation from others, we can guide ourselves and future generations towards finding joy within. This involves cultivating self-awareness, encouraging personal growth and aiding emotional recovery:
- Self-Acceptance Over Approval: Happiness begins by embracing our true selves. Self-love is not something to be earned—it’s inherent. This reflection plays a critical role in unpacking emotional baggage.
- Fulfillment Beyond Money: Although financial security offers benefits, true richness lies in creativity, wisdom, and shared human experiences. Healing through creativity provides a meaningful path to recovery.
- Resilience Without Traditional Support: Strength doesn’t come solely from external guidance—it’s built through self-awareness, personal growth, and the quiet reflection that we are enough. This aids in unpacking emotional baggage effectively.
- Sharing Love with the World: Once self-love is nurtured, it naturally extends outward. Kindness, presence, and compassion can transform not only our lives but also the lives of others, promoting healing through creativity.
3. Breaking the Cycle Through Inner Strength
For those who never received the support they needed, the journey toward healing can feel lonely. But within each person is the ability to rewrite their own narrative—to be the source of love, guidance, and encouragement that they once lacked.
By listening to the unspoken cry of our children—the universal longing for purpose and connection—we create a new path forward, one built not on chasing validation but on cultivating a deep, enduring love for ourselves and the world around us.
I loved even when you showed privilege instead of gentleness.
I loved you as if you were greater than what you revealed.
While in sorrow, I still offered beauty. I smiled politely and endured more than I spoke of or displayed.
The true wealth of a human soul is not found in possessions but in the integrity of their moral code.
I take joy in knowing the secrets of the universe—truths that earthly nobility may never uncover—and understanding
Genuine love does lovely, not harmful, things.
(Poem by Ruth Garnes by not published in the Cry Of Our children)
(c) By Ruth Garnes all rights reserved
If one could trample something soft and delicate, extinguish the spark within her,
tarnish the beauty of who she is— to satisfy their own insecurities
She reflects what they are not. Why else would another take their pound of flesh?
Why smash her heart further? Was it to illuminate their darkness?
I ponder the actions of the cruel. Things that should never be done to anyone.
(Poem is not in The Cry Of Our Children.)
As we walk this world—whether in boldness or in silence—
It is not to shun another, but to work on ourselves.
We love not to shield ourselves but to embrace lessons that shaped who we are.
We live where we are permitted.
uprooted and cast into the hands of horror.
Yet, we live
defying the wounds placed upon our hearts,
mocking the harm that sought to silence us.
Our battle cries are woven into the fabric our children wear.
stitched together with the tears of survival.
Love, in its unfamiliar forms, often confuses us.
The guidance we follow, compass that enable us, is God’s law—
What is not ours was never meant to belong to another. What’s for another we don’t touch or have designs for.
The missteps of the past—echoes of pain—
haunts the rhythms of our present.
Given all this, we put up with the scorn and endure.
(This poem is not in the Cry Of Our Children.)
(c) by Ruth Garnes
All rights reserved