If you’ve read my Baby Bonding Book, you may have gotten a sense that I believe there is a higher power that binds us together…that guides and governs all of creation…that shines through our eyes…that responds to our thought and what we say about ourselves. 

 I believe we are all connected on the invisible side of life. We must be. It doesn’t matter if it’s a tree or a flower…a bird, or a human being.  It’s all one Life Energy expressing in different forms.  This is no more apparent than when you have a baby.  It becomes so clear that your newborn is more than a cute little physical body. There is a light in his or her eyes and you get a feeling that who they are is so much bigger than the physical.  You can feel the connection…soul to soul. And the first time he or she smiles, you know that that love could…just maybe…erase all the wrongs in the world.

 You also feel totally responsible for not only taking care of your baby’s physical needs, but also his or her emotional needs.  You begin to think about the responsibility you have in shaping who they become.  Yes, I know, a lot of it is nature and temperament.  I’ve got twins so I know first hand how different they can be…even when you do the exact same things with both babies.  Still, a large part of the equation is nurture.  Their level of self-esteem, their social skills, their learning capacity and how they feel about themselves can all be affected by what you, as a parent (and a god in your child’s eyes) do…or don’t do.

 That’s why bonding is so important to a baby’s development. When a baby feels the connection with you, your unconditional love and your willingness to be fully present with him or her, a baby develops into an emotionally healthy, happy child with high self-esteem and is able to form healthy relationships with others easily.

 Also, what you believe to be true about your baby, and what you say to him or her has an enormous impact on who he or she becomes.  One of the baby bonding activities I mention in my book, The Baby Bonding Book, is to repeat affirmations for your baby.  Yes, I know he or she doesn’t understand the words…yet.  But, because we’re all connected, they can feel your intent, and somewhere deep inside, they get the meaning.  When you repeat phrases such as, “You are so beautiful and magnificent;” “You are perfect;” “You are bright and intelligent;” “You are so loving and generous;” “You are so creative and talented;” it’s like food for your baby’s soul.   Repeating these phrases to your baby on a regular basis is like fertilizing the ground and watering the little shoots of life in your garden.  Before long they’ll mature and blossom into something really magnificent.

 Some of you might be saying to yourself right now, “Well I can certainly do that with my baby, but I sure wish it was done to me when I was a baby.”  I know the feeling.  Imagine what magnificent people we would be now if our parents had spent the time bonding with us completely and repeated affirmations to us like that while we were young.  But we have to remember that we’re all human. None of us is a perfect parent. And we’re all doing the best we can with the understanding we have at the time.  We need to forgive our parents and ourselves.

 Also, we can give ourselves what our parents never did.  We can love ourselves…unconditionally. We can treat ourselves with kindness. We can affirm a higher truth about ourselves. We can call forth into our lives the good that we deserve as a child of a Loving Power.  I have a step-by-step process for doing just this.  It’s what I’ve been working on and I’m launching it now.  It’s called the Manifesting Your Desires Platinum Program and it will totally transform how you think about yourself and what shows up in your life as a result.  I recorded a video of me talking about how it works, and if you click on this link, you can see it. (http://www.manifestyourgood.com). And, subscibers to my newsletter, Earth Baby, will receive a 15% discount on the program.  (The discount code was listed in the last newsletter. If you'd like sign up now, I'll email you the discount code.) 

 Many blessings to you and your baby, and the amazing life that’s in store for both of you!