Yesterday morning I awoke to this email from my mother aka mama san:
"This morning at sunrise I went to the mountain to walk leo and drake. It was a lovely start to the day. When I got there the sun was just peeking over the mountains. There is a perfect breeze this morning and off I go. I think of you girls either sleeping soundly in your beds soon to be getting up and starting your day. I think of the thousands and thousands of ways you make me smile. In fact just the thought of you all makes me smile now. I am reminded of how each of us have grown and changed. How our lives are vastly different yet we are connected by love. Knowing that you value happiness makes me proud. Knowing you each value your personal journeys and that you would never be complacent is thrilling to me. Knowing you are of me and a part of me brings me joy always and today as every day I relish your love. Never ever stop being who you are. You are both amazing, caring and loving women who I feel blessed to have in my life."
On my way to work I thought about this sweet email and my even sweeter mother.
I thought about my childhood.
I'm a product of divorce. Often we really struggled with money.
I could have grown up an angry bitter person, many would have.
But despite the tough times, the sad times, what I really remember are the happy times.
The moments spent with my sister and mother and later on my little brother.
We all inherit qualities from our parents.
I think I was lucky enough to inherit my mothers heart.
And by that I mean her ability to love, to see beauty where many would not, to really know and appreciate happiness, to genuinely care about the well being of others.
My mother is often critical of herself as a parent, but I'll tell you what, this is the kind of quality that makes for a wonderful life.
I hope and feel confident I'll pass this on to our own children someday.
Mom, thank you for your unconditional love.
*Photo taken by mother on her phone while walking her dogs on the mountain.
that just made me cry. I love all 3 of you! You are all amazing women and how lucky am I to have know each of you. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm teary-eyed as well. Just reading this makes me want to re-start my blog and broadcast to the world how blessed I am for my mother and all that she's given me.
ReplyDeleteYou're mom is so full of love. It makes me smile (and cry) that you have someone so special and important in your life that you can look up to. Don't you just wish everyone had such a special bond with their mother? Perhaps if more people did, there would be more peace in this world :)
I love you. XO