Tomorrow will be my Mom’s 91st birthday. Inside the strong, straight body that moves her through my world, her mind continues to fade into a world that only she can navigate. As I prepare to make the drive to spend time with her, I am grateful that she is happy, healthy and at peace with her reality.
Today, as a result of conversations with another daughter fully engaged with her mother in their own dance, I shared some thoughts that have taken up residence in my mind. I share them with you, in the event that they might bring some meaning into your day.
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I can think of no more sacred bond than that of a woman, born from passage from and through another woman. Is there any greater intimacy?
At this particular time in my own evolution, I am reminded of this sacred bond every single day…. myriad times… as I know the impending departure of my own mother. It has become very clear to me that she and I have always been much more Sacred Sisters… taking turns, over aeons, birthing and being birthed by each other. Journeys and discoveries, held together by that unbreakable bond. It is with a heavy heart that I know this passage will come to end, sooner rather than later.
My mother and I had shared that upon her passing, I would go to Kona; both of us knowing that for me, that is Home. Lately, I find myself hearing the call to be there… although I have not heard it so, since 2006. It tells me that the time is coming…..
I have just spent time with a very dear friend and her daughter. Although not my story to tell, suffice to say that the power of truth as living expression of shared Being, profoundly changes lives. I got to bear witness to her daughter’s great commitment to herSelf; and to the expansion that was made possible, through that, for my friend. Mother authentic, Daughter healed…. in so very, many ways. The reverse is equally true.
I am amazed at your deep commitment to yourSelf. I know the courage it takes. And once embraced, there is no going back. Now, your mother has the opportunity to reclaim herSelf. That is all we can ever do.
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