Happy Mother's Day!

 Happy Mother's Day and yes, even after five years I still miss my Mom.

She would have just loved what I am doing right now with these puppies.  She would have LOVED Nicole and Adrian and Joanne would have a new Mom. 

I have deep sympathy for those men and women who did not have good mothers.  I have met so many of them!  The majority were damaged by alcohol and drugs and all the ugliness that goes with it. However, a few I have met really had mothers who were mentally ill but undiagnosed.  They truly suffered as children. To meet them today and see how they live lives of quiet dignity it a testament to the Human Spirit.

It is also difficult to be my age and no one's mother.  Oh, listen - I am profoundly grateful for my role as a spiritual mother and I do not dismiss the impact I have had on people.  Still, there is always that tiny little ache in the depth of my heart.  It is my cross and I get to carry it.  

Mother's Day is a secular holiday but I do think it is a good thing to stop, ponder and give thanks to the women who raised us.  And, if we were not blessed with good women who raised us it is important to think of some woman in our lives who has given us the love and acceptance every human needs.

Happy Mother's Day.