Tag: joy

• A Mother who Walks in Reality.

  Last night I read, “Hannah’s Gift” by Maria Housden, Lessons from a Life Fully Lived. 

   

  What a great gift they gave each other as they bravely faced life as it unfolded for each of them, in truth.

   

  For a mother to be truthful in the face of death allowed her daughter to fully accept with grace who she was, for her son to walk step by step, hand to hand, eye to eye sharing her journey full on.

   

  ‘Sparing’ the truth may seem kinder at times; I am once again affirmed that truth is the only way to be.

   

  There is grace and peace in an odd way when you are able to set your fears and selfish wishes aside, when you can disregard your dreams, and instead stand bravely in what is.

   

  Even when the what is, is the death of your child. 

   

  It allowed this little girl to live her life honorably, for her mother honored her just as she was, in each moment, fully embracing what she had, now.

   

  Her intuition in giving her daughter a voice, allowing her to be who she needed to be to live a life that was hers, no matter its length is remarkable to me.

   

  The courage to let go of the pretend reins we all believe we have in controlling our worlds, our children’s world and gracefully succumbing to reality’s power, to ride the ride no mother wants to take, but do so with her eyes on the child’s desires, is what I believe makes a truly remarkable mother.

   

  Thanks so much for showing me the walk of truth.

   

  Coming from a child whose mother couldn’t face the truth, I know that it was you who gave your child the greatest gift on earth, seeing her truth!

   

  Allowing her to be okay and be fully her self, even while life seemed to stealing her away, she was able to live completely as herself until her very last day.

   

  She never, not once had to pretend to pretend to be anything other than herself in your eyes. 

   

  What a gift you gave her, she was allowed to Live as her self.

   

  Your journey shows me that a mother can literally change a child by their reaction to the child’s truths, if you can’t see it, they will pretend not to see it either, but if you can, you both will be enriched.

   

  Truth sets you free to be you in reality.

   

  Thanks Maria for sharing the wonderful journey being a mother who walks in truth.

   

   

   

  September 12, 2010

  acceptance, child, death, Hannah’s Gift, honor, Housden, joy, life, Maria, mother, reality, sickness, truth

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• Another Yoga Day is Done!

  When I entered my ‘studio’ today, the heat was there blowing from my roaring fire, very warm, my new long johns, were tighter than my old flimsy worn thin ones, and I felt immediately smothered.

   

  Instead of opening the door or changing clothes, I pushed play, and Bikram’s voice entered my space, and we were off.

   

  The heat helped, whereas the tight clothes felt like I was being strangled, everywhere, ugh.

   

  My tenacity to stay with Bikram no matter how uncomfortable I am amazes me.  I should have stripped naked and continued on, yet instead I was like a hotdog over a flame, ready to pop!

   

  Near the Mirror on the floor lay a sign, “Find your Joy!”  The simple clean letters seemed at odds with the room’s messy clutter, and me.

   

  Find joy in Rabbit when you can’t breathe and the clothes are so constricting, hot air surrounding you, ‘find joy’ sure where!

   

  Joy is found in Dead Body Pose and Bikram is Singing, another yoga day is done!

   

   

  March 4, 2010

  60-day Challenge, breathing, joy, Uncomfortable, Yoga

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