What I mean by taking care of Mom is that I want you to take care of yourself, as well as reach out to the other Moms that you know, and help take care of them.
Women are often the hardest on each other, and I really think that's a tragedy. We should feel more compassion and love for one another, than contempt or jealousy. I'm not sure why the latter seems to embed itself in women friendships or sisterhood. Perhaps we share a lot of information with each other, and by so doing we realize how vulnerable we are, and want to retreat rather than bask in the idea of being open and genuine.
As women, we try hard to do a lot of things. I think it's one of our noblest characteristics. We have such high hopes of having it all together and being strong enough to handle everything that comes along. Sometimes all that happens, and sometimes it doesn't. Hurray for the times that it does!
My thought for the month is that you reach out in love to the women around you. Put aside the judgements, the jealousy, the contempt, and try to find some more love within you. Recognize another woman in your life for her strengths and stop fighting against them. Fighting takes so much energy away from doing anything constructive. Take some time to be with a friend, a sister, a mother, an acquaintance, and let yourself just "be" in the moment. Enjoy the sisterhood that comes with having another woman to connect with. Strengthen yourself by getting back to your childhood days when you just enjoyed simple moments and didn't worry about the "to-do list" ahead of you. It can be as simple as a text, an email, a phone call, or a visit. But find someone that will strengthen you this month, and be that person to someone else.
Special thank to all my friends who do this for me...as well as your support for all we are trying to do in PTA. Your encouragement and response to what we are doing strengthens us to keep going.
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