{"id":94,"date":"2012-05-08T16:01:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T16:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lifeasaconsciousmom\/?p=94"},"modified":"2012-05-13T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2012-05-13T17:14:55","slug":"mothers-day-its-not-the-what-but-rather-the-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lifeasaconsciousmom\/2012\/05\/08\/mothers-day-its-not-the-what-but-rather-the-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 Why Mother’s Day is My Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caidin and Me Laughing at Lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For me Mother\u2019s Day is my day. It\u2019s not a day for others to recognize me or do things for me or give me things. It\u2019s a day that I get to take a moment and truly relish the fact that I get to be a Mom.<\/p>\n

You see, I love being a Mom, not for any other reason than\u2026I love being a Mom. Maybe I love being Mom to Caidin but I won\u2019t know if that\u2019s it because as far as I can see, he\u2019s the only kid I\u2019m going to have. So either it\u2019s- I love being a Mom or I love being Mom to Caidin \u2013 no matter, I love it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to define why I love it and during the year I don\u2019t really think about how much I love it. But on Mother\u2019s Day, each and every one, no matter what is going on in our lives, I wake up with a wonderful sublimely peaceful and loving feeling. It stays with me for the whole day, again no matter what happens. Chocolate smudge on my new white pants, no worries; I stepped in a hairball left by the cat, it\u2019s ok; we have nothing for dinner, I\u2019m sure I can whip something up \u2013 no matter what happens I\u2019m just happy on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

I think about this often; well, I think about it often when Mother\u2019s Day approaches and I start to see commercials that encourage loved ones to go out and recognize their Moms. One commercial this year is actually bothering me because it is a series of women saying things like \u201ctell me I\u2019m loved\u201d, \u201ctell me how important I am,\u201d \u201ctell me you need me,\u201d\u00a0 or something along those lines. Basically the message is, that Moms need someone to validate them for all that they do.<\/p>\n

One of my messages has long been about the empowerment that comes by learning to validate yourself; to know from within that you are good, worthy, loving, joyous and that what you do is of value. If you need someone to do this for you, you will always be waiting, hoping and depending on someone else to make you feel good about your life.<\/p>\n

When we learn to validate ourselves and know from within that what we do, who we are and how we show up in the world matters, then we are empowered. (It\u2019s also a great thing to teach your children.)<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t deny that I love seeing Chuck and Caidin discussing in whispers their plan for the day, but I\u2019d be perfectly fine with egg carton flowers and a toasted bagel, and equally if they didn’t remember at all.<\/p>\n

On Mother\u2019s Day, it\u2019s not the \u2018what\u2019 but rather the \u2018who\u2019.<\/p>\n

This year, instead of focusing on what you get or what someone says or doesn\u2019t say, consider seeing Mother\u2019s Day as a day to celebrate that you get <\/em>to be a mom!<\/p>\n

This is one of my favorite days of the year because I am fortunate enough to be able to celebrate it.<\/p>\n

Thank you Chuck and Caidin!<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2012 Christine Agro<\/p>\n

Christine Agro is a clairvoyant, naturopath, Master Herbalist, conscious mom and author of 50 Ways to Live Life Consciously as well as of The Conscious Living Wisdom Cards (Special Moms\u2019 Edition). Christine is founder of\u00a0The Conscious Mom\u2019s Guide<\/em><\/a>, a membership site where she helps support you on your own journey of living life consciously and on your journey of being a Conscious parent. You can also join Christine on\u00a0Facebook<\/em><\/a>. To contact Christine or to schedule an appointment with her please email<\/a> her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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