Beautifully said, Heather. Venky
On Feb 4, 2017 9:14 PM, "Heather Madrone" <heat...@madrone.com> wrote: > Shyam Sunder wrote: > >> "maintaining my serenity was critical to being a good mother" >> >> That sounds very profound, but I don't think I understood. Heather, could >> you please say more? >> > > To quote someone who said it better: Mothers are endless wells of stuff. > > Mothers are called upon to provide for all the needs of small people, > 24/7. We don't get to clock out after putting in a day's work. The needs of > small people make no allowances for the mother's commitments, exhaustion, > illness, physical limitations, or emotional resources. > > At the same time, mothers are called upon to be patient and present with > their children, to realize at all times that we are responsible for guiding > and teaching these small human beings. We need to be compassionate with > them, and to be good examples of all the values we want them to embody. > > I was a better mother when I made sure that I had the reserves to deal > with small-person emergencies. I was a better mother when I was grounded > and centered, focused on the essential rather than the merely necessary. I > was a better mother when I practiced serenity minute-to-minute. Developing > oceans of patience and compassion enabled me to respond more wisely to the > daily challenge of raising human beings. > > --hmm > >
