It cracks me up how the press lauds Mothers Day as the time to "luxuriate in bed with coffee" or indulge in "Breakfast in Bed." With a young one, you are either up at 2 or 4 am, or up at 6am. There's no indulgence involved!
Even if you get an hour to yourself, a moment to yourself, I find that on this Mother's Day it is important to remember these feelings - that we are able to extend these moments of "indulgence" to everyday. Define what is indulgent to you, and do that EVERY DAY. Invest your time, your talent, your energy into that which feeds you, and you will feel indulgent, indeed. Extend the celebration beyond the one day that honors mothers, to every day honoring yourself.
As we know, if we don't treat ourselves well, who will?
In the meantime, enjoy these thought-provoking articles:
- Martha Beck's "10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn"
- Ladies Home Journal "Why It's Healthy to Put Yourself First"
- Be Truthful about who you are (reflected in the choices you make). Shift your perspective: it's not about what you had, but what you have. (Both from Suze Orman's Laws of Money, Lessons of Life, excerpt here).
- Connect with spirit to shift your perspective and elevate your mood. Become connected, and strive to stay connected, with this spirit, this energy within.
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