Mothers

In the past

I had wished

for a different

mother

-I did not

know she

tried her best,

at taking

care of us.

I did not

understand

why she

did not

take better

care of

me

-she used

the tools

she had

& a lot

of them

fell short

of my

expectations...

And as I

grew older

I hated

her more

& more

-until I learned

about healthy

tools

& if we

do not

learn them

how

can we

treat

care for

nurture

love

when we

do not

know how?

I am so

very grateful

now

-for what

she did

teach me,

to work hard

be friendly

resourseful...

I now have

a very

loving relationship

with her

-she is far

from perfect

however

she has

said sorry

for the mistakes

she's made...

And most

importantly

tries to

love me

as best

as she can.

I have been very blessed to have people who loved me while growing up & to this day, have had special women who were a mother to me.

I know so many people in this world did not have the mother they wanted & needed-and too many who did not have one for long or at all.

The wonderful thing is, you can be a mother to yourself-accept yourself just as you are right now & start loving you with gentleness, kindness, compassion & everything else nurturing.  You deserve it!

You Are Worth So Much!

God Bless

J Christian S