Here it is again, the day on which I must muse and attempt to pontificate on profound Mother’s Day thoughts. I’ve discovered this year – as I finished up my college degree and I thought extensively about what to do next – what my purpose is ….through prayer and meditation and asking that exact question every single day:
I have been entrusted with six purposes – B, Aub, Master D, Lelu, Ari and TT.
And right now, they are also my six reasons for getting a degree in Philosophy. I do my best to help them know what is their own “Greatest Good” and live it.
I read an article about where Mother’s day started and I liked its’ origin. Women began to meet with the purpose of maintaining peace after the civil war. It used to be in June but then it morphed into a national holiday recognized by Woodrow Wilson in 1914. And isn’t that what we are all still trying to achieve in our own little families? PEACE..
I think I may have posted this before but I found it again in my documents as I was looking for something else. It is by Brene’ Brown – She says it perfectly and beautifully, I love it and I need to read it daily. Ironically, if I were perfect this is who I’d want my kids to think I am when all is said and done:
- Above all else, I want you to know that you are loved and loveable.
- You will learn this from my words and actions—the lessons on love are in how I treat you and how I treat myself.
- I want you to engage with the world from a place of worthiness.
- You will learn that you are worthy of love, belonging, and joy every time you see me practice self-compassion and embrace my own imperfections.
- We will practice courage in our family by showing up, letting ourselves be seen, and honoring vulnerability. We will share our stories of struggle and strength. There will always be room in our home for both.
- We will teach you compassion by practicing compassion with ourselves first; then with each other. We will set and respect boundaries; we will honor hard work, hope, and perseverance. Rest and play will be family values, as well as family practices.
- You will learn accountability and respect by watching me make mistakes and make amends, and by watching how I ask for what I need and talk about how I feel.
- I want you to know joy, so together we will practice gratitude.
- I want you to feel joy, so together we will learn how to be vulnerable.
- When uncertainty and scarcity visit, you will be able to draw from the spirit that is a part of our everyday life.
- Together we will cry and face fear and grief. I will want to take away your pain, but instead I will sit with you and teach you how to feel it.
- We will laugh and sing and dance and create. We will always have permission to be ourselves with each other. No matter what, you will always belong here.
- As you begin your Wholehearted journey, the greatest gift that I can give to you is to live and love with my whole heart and to dare greatly.
- I will not teach or love or show you anything perfectly, but I will let you see me, and I will always hold sacred the gift of seeing you. Truly, deeply, seeing you.
Again I was spoiled – Salmon dinner and an out of this world caramel banana pudding that Lelu made …..Plus the kids made me this video that made me laugh until I cried
