{"id":382,"date":"2011-05-16T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=382"},"modified":"2011-05-14T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T17:10:52","slug":"may-is-mothering-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/05\/may-is-mothering-month.html","title":{"rendered":"May is Mothering Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hail Queens!<\/p>\n

Since May is Mothering Month, I intend to post a diverse array of articles over the next two weeks by, about and for mothers.<\/p>\n

What an extraordinarily exciting and gorgeous time of the year spring is. Life is bursting out all over. Buds, blossoms, and babies everywhere! Is it any wonder that May is the month of the Mother? Mothers are the progenitors of life and the providers of sustenance for the living. In this season of teeming birth and growth, we honor the Mother Goddesses, Mother Earth, and our own mothers, as well as our own mothering, nurturing, loving Selves.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need to have given birth to a baby to be a mother, and in fact, nearly one quarter of the Baby Boom generation chose not to bear children. The archetypal Mother is biological parent as well as the Mother of Invention. She produces and reproduces \u2014 be they children, books, businesses, careers, or political causes.<\/p>\n

Then She labors endlessly to nourish and sustain the fruits of Her passion: Her family, Her business, Her home, Her job, Her projects, Her clients, Her students, Her community. Full with nutriment, She is the ultimate cosmic creator, nursemaid, caretaker, and provider. She is committed to the well-being of those around Her, and the daily domestic and productive concerns of the material world are Hers. Endlessly reliable, dependable, solid, and sure, She is the woman whose work is never done.<\/p>\n

And now, ensconced in the sovereignty of our middle years, our active mothering days done, and done very well, indeed, we are called upon to extend our mothering instincts to include our Selves. To be our own Mother. To nurture our own well-being. To hold our deepest needs in tender trust. To care for our personal concerns and inspire and encourage the development of our best potential. To honor our purpose. To celebrate our passion. And to embrace our power.<\/p>\n

I do hereby declare and decree that Every Day be Queen Mother\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

Best regal blessings,<\/p>\n

xxQueen Mama Donna<\/p>\n

The Queen is firm in the Defense of Her time, Her space, Her boundaries, Her priorities, Her preferences, Her ethics, Her needs, Her desires, Her safety, and Her sense of well-being.<\/strong><\/p>\n

-QMD <\/strong><\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Donna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em><\/a>. She is the Midlife Midwife\u2122 offering counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity.<\/p>\n

Consult her at: http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml <\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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