Last week was the WORST Mother’s Day week ever since I had my son. While I’m grateful for having a picture and a name after 26 years, it made Mother’s Day very real to me which made for a difficult week leading up to yesterday. But yesterday, it dawned on me what Mother’s Day is really about and it’s not me. It wouldn’t even be about me if I were a traditional Mother. I have a Mother – it was her day too. I have a family member that I “mother” and she’s now a mother. It was her day too. I have several friends who are Mom’s it was their day.
Mother Day is OUR day collectively not my day individually. Yes, we should carve out time to spoil ourselves and let our self be honored by our family but we should also spend time honoring others. I learned that Mother’s Day is more about giving than receiving and finding joy in that. This year, I learned to let go of my claim on Mother’s Day. It isn’t about me, it’s about honoring those I love and if I'm honored in return, then so much the better.
Just thought I’d share that and as always, just my opinion on how I will celebrate the day going forward…
I should also say, I hope my lesson sticks because I don’t ever want to go through last week again!!!
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