In honor of Mother’s Day, this May 13th, let’s celebrate how Motherhood can be an opportunity to take the most exquisite care of our bodies and our lives from pregnancy and throughout all the stages being a parent. For those of you who are mothers and are shaking your head, thinking “if I only had the time…” please consider reading this to the end.
When I was pregnant, I worked full time … Read More
Sunday was Mother’s Day. Regardless of how you define the relationship with your mother, it is an indelible bond, part of your DNA. I loved my mother, fiercely, depended upon her support, and listened to most of her advice. When she tried to direct my behavior, I accepted her guidance, keeping most of my opinions to myself mainly as a gesture of respect. She was pretty good about letting me live my own life, … Read More
When my 3 children were all young, under the age of 10, I found myself in a vortex of hyper activity, constant interruption and mind bending exhaustion. I was raising them while pursuing a full time career. Motherhood was not exactly what I had imagined. I thought I was prepared. After all, I had an excellent role model, but the view is very different from the other side. It is a never ending compromise, a … Read More
My mother has been gone now many years, but before she left she bequeathed me an extraordinary life lesson. She taught me that to be respected, one must possess the gift of curiosity and compassion. Truly one of the classiest woman I have ever known, my mother taught me that true beauty was in understatement and the ability to notice the quiet elegance visible in simple details. Every Mother’s Day, I would give her a … Read More
