If someone asked me which is the most important lesson I have learned in life, I would say the ability to unlearn and relearn. Before my children arrived, I used to have confusing truths that I used to defend as absolute truths. I didn’t realize those truths were prejudices built upon my ignorance and lack of interaction with an unfamiliar reality that I believed I had the right to judge.
With my children, I learned that to make fundamental changes; we must start with a commitment to empty our beliefs, reflect on them, and keep our minds open to be eager to unlearn and relearn as needed.
The most important part, we need to be brave enough to let go of those so-called values or logical concepts we once believed absolute, to relearn from a place and a vision of diversity, and with an inclusive mind to understand that all people have a value in their unique life experiences. And not because we don’t want to understand or accept them; it means they don’t exist or have the right to be.
If someone asked me which is the most important lesson I have learned in life, I would say the ability to unlearn and relearn. Before my children arrived, I used to have confusing truths that I used to defend as absolute truths. I didn’t realize those truths were prejudices built upon my ignorance and lack of interaction with an unfamiliar reality that I believed I had the right to judge. With my children, I learned that to make fundamental changes; we must start with a commitment to empty our beliefs, reflect on them, and keep our minds open to be eager to unlearn and relearn as needed. The most important part, we need to be brave enough to let go of those so-called values or logical concepts we once believed absolute, to relearn from a place and a vision of diversity, and with an inclusive mind to understand that all people have a value in their unique life experiences. And not because we don’t want to understand or accept them; it means they don’t exist or have the right to be.
Eliana Tardío es la mamá de Emir y Ayelén; ambos con síndrome de Down. Reconocida por su trabajo promoviendo la inclusión natural de las personas por su individualidad, Eliana ha sida reconocida por celebridades como Araceli Arámbula, Thalia, María Celeste Arrarás, Karen Martínez, y más. Su historia ha sido compartida por las cadenas mundiales más importantes: Univisión, Telemundo, CNN, y Azteca América. Nombrada Bloguera Latina Inspiración 2014 en USA, en este espacio Eliana comparte sus vivencias y recursos con más de 200.000 visitantes al mes.
Eliana Tardío es la mamá de Emir y Ayelén; ambos con síndrome de Down. Reconocida por su trabajo promoviendo la inclusión natural de las personas por su individualidad, Eliana ha sida reconocida por celebridades como Araceli Arámbula, Thalia, María Celeste Arrarás, Karen Martínez, y más. Su historia ha sido compartida por las cadenas mundiales más importantes: Univisión, Telemundo, CNN, y Azteca América. Nombrada Bloguera Latina Inspiración 2014 en USA, en este espacio Eliana comparte sus vivencias y recursos con más de 200.000 visitantes al mes.
