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I am very excited to share with you the news that Dr. Meg Blackburn has a new book out about the “Children of Now” called Parenting The Children of Now. The book is written for parents of children like Weston in which Dr. Meg helps them understand themselves better resulting in their helping their children. The book is now available for shipping and can be purchased either through her website www.spiritlite.com or through Amazon.

I was honored to be asked to provide an endorsement for the book and as a result I was given an advance copy (which I promptly read). It is a very helpful book and I encourage all of you to check it out. After reading the book I got to thinking about our story (Don and mine) and how we came to parenting our “Children of Now.” I have to say that things were easy for us when parenting Randal as he is definitely a more “traditional” child in that he is very typical and followed the developmental course that I saw all my nieces and nephews do. Weston, on the other hand, is the last of my parents’ grandchildren and definitely broke the mold!

He was not typical from the start and within weeks of his being born we had an emergency baptism done because we thought he was going to have to undergo brain surgery, which later proved to not be necessary, though he did not escape the need for brain surgery as it was done five years later. Of course, things only got more blurry after that as his head wouldn’t stop growing and the doctors did not know why. It was then therapies, specialists, doctors, special education teachers, etc everyday for years. I remember how much I hated going to the doctors and specialists back then (with the exception of a few like JoQueta and Dr. Jones) because it was always them telling me all the things Weston was not doing and then they would look at me as if to ask me what I was going to do about it! It was so discouraging and would cause such a huge feeling of depression at times resulting in me waking up in a panic some nights worrying about what would happen to Weston when Don and I were gone? I would sometimes think about a long-ago co-worker whose granddaughter was born with a profound disability and the parents (her son and daughter-in-law) decided to have two additional children so as not to place all the burden of caring for their sister on just one child.

Was I going to live my life planning what would happen upon my death? It certainly was not the life I had envisioned for me and my family and one Don certainly didn’t even want to think about. But thought about it I did, and I came to a conclusion early on. I decided all the doctors were wrong and why couldn’t there be another explanation for why Weston was the way he was? After all, he never had a specific diagnosis except for “mental retardation” or “limited intellectual functioning”. I came to believe this was due to their lack of testing material and/or experience that would assess Weston to the best of his ability. They always saw things like Weston’s inability to stack blocks in imitation as his being cognitively impaired when I would see it as a motor planning problem. I had never seen a person considered cognitively impaired who could read and understand three different languages before, but when I would point that out no one was interested.

I started seeking out people who I felt would look at Weston as “not broken.” Before I could do that I had to start looking at him that way myself. It didn’t matter that I didn’t believe it every day, but I learned to “act” like I believed it. You know what? When you do that long enough, you do start to believe it more! There were many days when I would daydream about going on a vacation from my life of never-ending therapy appointments, but I quickly told myself that everyone has things they want to change about their life, so what made me think I deserved it anymore than the next person? It was more of a struggle on some days, but as more and more people came forward who allowed me to see Weston through their eyes, suddenly my vision of him became clearer and clearer. Through faith I learned to trust that Weston really was perfect the way he was and his “differences” should not be hidden but even celebrated sometimes and certainly always seen through humor.

In the Q&A section Dr. Meg was kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions for me regarding parenting these children and her new book. Dr. Meg has certainly helped both me and Weston tremendously, and I honestly do not think we would be here today without her help. Not only did she help Weston “integrate himself” so that he is able to do the things he is doing today, but she helped me immensely to have the courage to continue down that very unusual road to wellness for Weston. I often think back to advice she has given me a number of times with regards to Weston (and all the children like him) to just “sit back and enjoy the ride.”

To read past newsletters go to Weston’s website at www.westonschmier.com

I wanted to give you a little bit of background about this week’s message from Weston before you read it. As you know, Meg Lupin has been traveling quite a bit going to various seminars that Pushy Pants wants her to attend. Not only does this take her away from her family but Weston takes up a lot of her time in general. A few weeks ago he told my sister, Carmen, that he wanted her to start “voicing” for him. It has been a long time in coming and she probably doesn’t remember but more than a month ago when Carmen was speaking to Meg Lupin Weston basically had her tell Carmen that he was done waiting for her to make more of a commitment to him and what he (and she along with many others) need to be doing. I guess voicing for him is the first step. It is a little different for her than with Meg. With Meg, she basically sits down at the computer and then “calls him” so to speak and he dictates to her what he wants her to “voice” for that week. Carmen is not that formal yet in her communication with Weston so he has to catch her when she is by herself (how he knows when she is by herself is a mystery to me). He will often catch her attention (i.e., start talking to her in her head) when she is driving home from Zumba! How he knows those times when her friend is not in the car with her thereby making it impossible for her not to hear him is another good question for Weston.

Weston’s Words

“Voiced” by Aunt Carmen

What joyful freedom it has been to travel inter-dimensionally so extensively lately. Since my visit to Dr. Bell I have been easily able to go to places I have not been to before with our message of light and love. The universe is eagerly awaiting the energy shift of this planet in 2012 as this will radiate out to other dimensions. The love and light energy is already expanding across the universe and some of us can even now begin to feel the lightening of their bodies from the density this planet holds for now. Remember to let go of the excesses of Earth as they will not be of much value before long. Keep love in your hearts and know the joy that is given to us is what is important. When you can, take a quiet moment and let the light and love energy fill your being. Let the warmth of the sun assist you with this and experience the joy our Maker has given us. Remember, we are all one with the Godhead.

Weston

I am very excited to share with you the news that Dr. Meg Blackburn has a new book out about the “Children of Now” called Parenting The Children of Now. Dr. Meg was kind enough to answer a few questions I had with regards to these children.

1. Your new book talks about how if parents clear their issues and stop trying to change their children, their true gifts can be seen. Tell me more about that.

Our children are like sponges. They miss nothing and learn everything, even those things we aren't aware of and do subconsciously. When we as parents become aware of our subconscious issues and patterns and learn to deal with things differently, our children learn healthier ways to go about life in general, leaving behind familial patterns that may have lead to dysfunction.

2. Sounds like this is a common challenge for most parents. I know when I finally stopped trying to "fix" Weston and accepted him for all of his uniqueness, things got a lot easier. Why is this so hard for us to do?

We see our children as reflections of ourselves. To us, our children are an extension of ourselves. What you did, and what many of us are learning or have had to learn, is that our children are unique individuals who, no matter what kinds of abilities they seem to have or not have, are perfect just as they are. Many of us see our children as "broken" if they are any different from us at all.

3.  You have often spoken about how there are many more of these types of children being born today to usher in a change. What role will the parents of these children have in the future? 

To me, parents need to become more responsible and communicative for their children. We are in a fast world. Too much information is available to us that not only skews our personal perceptions of the world, the same information serves to desensitize us. We don't take time to listen to our children. Instead, we spend most of our time just trying to keep up with life. We must become more present in every moment in order to really know what is going on with our children.

4.  In your estimation, how many of these types of children are being born today that you would consider "Children of Now?"

My conservative estimate is 20-25%. But here is the thing: Those more children that are born and hyper aware, (which is becoming more and more common) the more there are. Once evolution of any kind gets to a critical point, the new traits whether physical or behavioral become the norm. I feel that we are very close to that shift.

5. So what do you think happens to the kids when they are not acknowledged for the gifts that they possess? Do the gifts (i.e., intuitiveness, healer, etc) just go away because they are not used or do they get buried and manifest as a disorder like ADD or autism?

All of the above. What I have noticed is that if children exhibit the ability to be telepathic, to see into the spirit world, to witness angels or other beings outside of this reality and these abilities are not recognized or worse, disregarded or told to the children that they aren't real or are abnormal, by the time the children are around seven years old, the abilities are no longer apparent, or so deeply hidden in the child that they are inaccessible. My sense is that because this is such a natural part of these kids is that at some point the abilities will re-manifest as they get older.

I asked Meg Lupin to share with us some of what went on during her recent Developing the Healer Within classes that she did with Weston in September. Here is what she had to say….

Weston was very insistent that all of the Developing the Healer Within workshops were on October 26th. I couldn’t wait to find out why. Not long after setting the date, I met the people that invited us to a meeting with Dr. Fred Bell. I was heartbroken I couldn’t go but I knew that there was a reason.

The energy that day in the workshops was amazing. Many people that came said that they learned a lot and had shifts of consciousness. Weston was not just meeting with Dr. Bell. He was sending his love, energy, and words of wisdom to the groups. His morphic field was being intensified and his protection of all of us that work with him was being solidified.

The youth group had many boys speaking at the same time and they were all hearing each other. This is the way these kids are comfortable. They were so happy to be in a class where they could express themselves. They were also glad that they could talk about the topics they don’t usually talk about with anyone. They played telepathy games and got very proficient! One parent told me that her son came home and showed the family and guessed all of the colors that they were trying to send him telepathically.

This is the true joy of doing this work. We all need as much information as we can get to keep moving forward ourselves and tools for helping others. When we make a difference within ourselves, we are making a difference in the world.

Here are a few of the testimonials from the workshop.

Developing the Healer Within workshop illuminated the importance of our energy in thoughts and actions towards others near and far.  The workshop opened a door to learning how our energy can be changed.  Being at this workshop was like drinking from a well.  I left the workshop with new ideas to explore.  I will definitely come back to classes/workshops offered by Meg.

Rita

I found Meg and Weston's class on the Advanced Developing the Healer Within for Adults, very helpful.  I met some really wonderful people, & came away with some new ideas.  The love and insight that Meg brings forward from Weston is always appreciated and very supportive.  I am also grateful for the extra time and consideration from both Meg and Weston above and beyond the scope of the class.  The energy is heartfelt and I can see why Weston enjoys working with Meg.  They make a great team!

Denise

I really enjoyed Meg's "Developing the Healer Within" workshop. Meg gave us an environment to be with like minded individuals that want to make a real impact in the world. She taught easy techniques that anybody can use. I felt GREAT after the workshop!!!       

Nicole

The workshop was really fun. It made me feel better after it was done. It is cool to learn how to heal people and heal yourself at the same time. I can’t wait for the next one!

Sean (age 13)