There's a lot going on!

Pregnancy is a profoundly transformative process in itself—anyone who has experienced this personally or witnessed it in a loved one can agree. Pregnancy changes everything—in biochemistry, in perception, in one's perspective on one's life, and often even deep down to one's values ​​and character.

Pregnancy makes us re-examine pretty much everything—how do I want to live? Who do I want to be in this world, for myself, for my child? Does my current life fit with what will inevitably follow in the future? What changes do I want or even need to make? How does the new situation fit me—and I fit it?

During pregnancy, you may even encounter deeper questions and doubts like, "Who am I, really?" After all, you're taking on a completely new role, growing into an unfamiliar area of ​​responsibility, and even the body you live in is increasingly changing. All of this is new territory for you.

But you are not alone. There are not only people by your side who support you, but also someone right there with you, with you, inside you, who, just like you, is entering new territory – your child will encounter this world for the very first time, and everything they experience from the very beginning of their existence will be completely new. Isn't that exciting? Let's move on to new shores together.

So much movement.

Now, this can be quite daunting. Nothing stays the same—wow. You're on a journey into the unknown—especially with yourself. It's worth keeping a positive outlook on the situation and seeing what gift might be hidden behind all the challenges!

The gift

Because this child will change you – and will make chords resonate within you that you have never heard before.

A friend told me some time ago that she's always so amazed when she witnesses friends' pregnancies: For example, she's watched several times how quiet, shy women have become true lionesses. Because, of course, there's something worth showing up for, standing up for, and speaking up for!

I myself have also experienced profound developments in my personality – each child had a very special gift for me, so to speak:

My first daughter teaches me every day to never lose my wild, rebellious side. She challenges me every day to face conflicts, to use my voice, not to run away, and above all, to be authentic. She hates it when I pretend to be something she's not. She immediately responds to inauthentic behavior on my part with deep contempt and becomes rude to me. In such moments, she feels like I'm making fun of her. I've learned to see this as a blessing. My daughter is a reflection of what I want to change about myself and helps me become more and more the person I want to be.

My son is teaching me to embrace my soft side and to let go of excessive self-protection. With his arrival in my life, I became a gentle sheep—when he looks at me, I'm completely with him and lose any harshness that sometimes makes me emotionally unapproachable.

Now I'm pregnant for the third time - and already I feel like I'll never be the same again.

Let’s use the gifts!

The gift that my third child brings with it for me feels like it is unfolding everything in me that I have been looking for for years, everything that has always remained hidden: strength, clarity, a new maturity, serenity, trust... qualities are developing that I feel I would never have been able to develop on my own.

Our children are incredible—they help us develop the very qualities they need from us to start this life healthy and safe. When we recognize, accept, and use these gifts, we are

“The best parents for the best children.”

This perspective helps me immensely. It reminds me that I don't have to do things alone—there's always an interaction with my environment. I am the best person for the best situation. The best mother for the best child. The best partner for the best partner. Whenever things get particularly challenging, it helps me not to give up:

The person, the situation, the child has a gift for me, and I can unwrap it and learn to use it. Every challenge, no matter how much it pushes me to my limits, is there to help me understand the gift more deeply, to personally immerse myself in it, and through my development, to return the maximum blessing to the other person.

What an exciting journey.

If you like, take a closer look at yourself: What buttons do your children/friends/partner repeatedly push? What triggers you, challenges you, moves you deeply, and changes you to your core? Who and what simply won't let you stay the way you've always been?

Welcome to your new role – let yourself be surprised by the gift you get to unwrap this time.

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