Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mother's Day

5-10-09
It's an interesting thing to see people's reaction to this day. I find my spinning instructor's comment to be inspirational. He wished everyone in class a "Happy Mother's Day" He said that even women that do not have children have "mothered" some children. For the most part, that is very true. Woman as teachers, therapists, child care workers, and in various roles have "mothered" and nurtured children. If only we can focus on the positives , such as nurturing and mothering today and not focus on loss. I have met individuals who "detest" the day and will say so weeks before the actual holiday. Their mother is either deceased or they had a dysfunctional family and relationship with their mother. For those people, that is truly unfortunate however, perhaps you can focus on a teacher, aunt, grandmother or any other special woman in your life. I find that we have to make a choice to make ourselves "happy" and functional. Look for the positive, not the negative and in the process not hurt or blame others.

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