Today many of us will get and give gifts of appreciation, cards and notes declaring gratitude, and warm hugs full of love. And I too enjoy it all. This day of acknowledging Mom’s has got me thinking about what it means. What are we actually celebrating?
Much of the focus is naturally on the value of nurtuing children. The endless giving that mom’s seem to deliver. We esteme all that our mom’s have done for us with an underlying tone that it has been sacrifice. That they gave a lot. That it was costly.
I’m wondering if this is healthy? Are we reinforcing the right attributes? Please don’t misread this for the extreme opposite. I absolutely believe that we should take time to applaud the wonderful relationship we have with our moms and their amazing impact on the planet. I am simply questioning if we are playing a little (or a lot) small?
What do I think makes women amazing? Here are a few attributes:
I think of our ability to speak with power and emotion. To build trust, friendships and intimacy. To enjoy dance, laughter, and chocolate. To experience sensual beauty, creation, and nurturing. To build community, hold the space and influence change. To generate sustainable, grassroots economy. To form alliances and develop synergy. To embrace wealth and governance. To be inclusive, instill trust, and inspire peace.
Wow!
I believe that we as women have been missing a key ingredient in our personal development…EXAMPLE. Many of us are aching for an example to follow. This has been a mantra in my head for years. But lately I have heard a new calling, which I believe is a collective destiny, and it says BE the example you have been searching for. Women are pioneering a new way of experiencing the world, each other and themselves. If radical change on our planet is going to occur, it is going to start with us. With ME! The new culture of harmony and peace is internal and then emanated. As Moms, we need to rise up as the example. No longer working at putting everything we have into the next generation, literally emptying ourselves into them but to embody the very essense of what we are trying to instill. To be it and then naturally it will be received. There is no more striving, emptying and sacrifice. It can be an overflow of joyfull, energetic, radiance. LIVE IT! It is a celebration of creation, of being, of fulness. It is as close as I can describe the spirit of God alive in us. And it is worth celebrating.
Happy Being Mom Day!