Powerful piece by Iyanla Vanzant.
Now I firstly (and eagerly) want to draw context here.... my mother was married for 5 years to my father, before they decided to start a family.
Tick stable home environment, Tick non-shotgun-wedding, Tick good birth control
I was the first of three girls. She started in 1980, then repeated the process in 1983 and again, for the third and final time, in 1987. She is a social worker and answered her calling from a young age: caring for people. Having a deep empathy and compassion for and with people. She does not judge, she does not harm, she is a carer in the deepest sense. and yet,
the earth, being the broken and fragmented temporary home it is,
brings with it: hurts, disappointment, tired parents, stressed parents, happy parents and non-ice-cream purchasing-parents..... in other words: it is life!
and this piece is powerful in so many ways. Enjoy.
"Forgive your mother for the many, many times she was not the mother you wanted her to be. Forgive her for the times she did not do things the way you needed them done.
Forgive your mother for not protecting you or speaking out in your behalf. Forgive her for not guiding you in the right direction and for the times she totally lost her direction, dragging you along with her.
Forgive her not because you are excusing whatever she did or however it affected you.
Forgive your mother because holding judgments against her has a devastating impact on your soul.
The judgments you hold will eventually break your heart. Forgive your mother because the truth is, she did the best she could whether you would like to believe it or not.
You may have been harboring judgments or negative opinions about your mother and the way she did or did not mother you. Release and Forgive. "
and with this.... we also rejoice along with all the new mothers....
Sascha and Martin Dainton who received little (2.57kg) Michael in their care.
wonderful circle of life.
Now I firstly (and eagerly) want to draw context here.... my mother was married for 5 years to my father, before they decided to start a family.
Tick stable home environment, Tick non-shotgun-wedding, Tick good birth control
I was the first of three girls. She started in 1980, then repeated the process in 1983 and again, for the third and final time, in 1987. She is a social worker and answered her calling from a young age: caring for people. Having a deep empathy and compassion for and with people. She does not judge, she does not harm, she is a carer in the deepest sense. and yet,
the earth, being the broken and fragmented temporary home it is,
brings with it: hurts, disappointment, tired parents, stressed parents, happy parents and non-ice-cream purchasing-parents..... in other words: it is life!
and this piece is powerful in so many ways. Enjoy.
"Forgive your mother for the many, many times she was not the mother you wanted her to be. Forgive her for the times she did not do things the way you needed them done.
Forgive your mother for not protecting you or speaking out in your behalf. Forgive her for not guiding you in the right direction and for the times she totally lost her direction, dragging you along with her.
Forgive her not because you are excusing whatever she did or however it affected you.
Forgive your mother because holding judgments against her has a devastating impact on your soul.
The judgments you hold will eventually break your heart. Forgive your mother because the truth is, she did the best she could whether you would like to believe it or not.
You may have been harboring judgments or negative opinions about your mother and the way she did or did not mother you. Release and Forgive. "
and with this.... we also rejoice along with all the new mothers....
Sascha and Martin Dainton who received little (2.57kg) Michael in their care.
wonderful circle of life.
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