Remember when you were young and your mom seemed to you to be the most beautiful woman in the world and you wanted to be (or marry someone) just like her?
Remember when you were a teenager and your mom seemed to you to be someone you would never in a million, billion years want to be like? Remember when you couldn't wait to get away from her?
The fact of the matter is, we inherit a lot from our mothers - our genetics and our physicality, of course, but also some of our QUALITIES. The good, the bad, the ugly and the wonderful.
We Must Celebrate Mother's Day
Because our mothers breathed life into us by birth or by adoption, and in most cases, were intertwined with us for the first chapter of our lives, honoring them becomes a kind of necessary act, even if they've long left the earth. For it isn't until we can fully acknowledge our mothers within us, that we can fully see, know and accept ourselves.
But How?
While obligatory customary gifts and cards are sure to be on your list of ways to celebrate/acknowledge Mother's Day this year, we suggest you try on the questions below for a fresh and truly meaningful celebration. Whether you share this with your mother or not, we're sure she'll be glad you took the time to mother yourself on this Hallmark holiday of mythic proportions.
Finish this sentence:
"One way in which I'm so glad I am just like my mother is:_____________________"
How does that quality show up in your life? In what area(s) of your life is that quality most useful? Who else in your life shares that quality?
Take a moment to feel grateful to your mom for giving you the gift of that quality. You may want to express that gratitude directly.
Finally, for an even deeper appreciation of the power in your family connections, consider the questions below:
Is there a special quality that I've inherited from my grandmother?
Is there a special quality that my children have inherited from me (their mother)?
Is there a quality that shows up in each generation?
Our lives run in wonderful circles, and we are not ourselves, alone. Understanding the cyclical and connected nature of our past and present allows us to be at choice with our lives and productive within them. Celebrating the qualities that we share with the generations that have gone before us represents a conscious decision to thrive.
We wish you, and all the moms in your life, a meaningful Mother's Day!
