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At least, during that time, you'll be happy. That will just slow you down.
Run just as fast as you can toward the string! I try to keep my focus on my own goals and not compare myself to others. Real Simple may receive compensation when you click through and purchase from links contained on this website. Pin FB Print ellipsis More.
I agreed and 7 yrs later a single parent, with so much better life just me and my children and now they are well-adjusted and super happy and proud they spoke up. My father was from Germany and taught me many valuable lessons. But probably the number 1 value they shared was devotion to their marriage. Remember when Mom chased us down to wear our jackets because she was cold? She taught me the value of forming one. Don't wait for your exam to get over to enjoy. So many do not.
Shop Real Simple Logo. Dads may wipe the tears from our cheeks, but Moms are so much better at wiping tears from our hearts.
We better know how to deal with tumultuous emotions because we had Moms who gave us the space necessary to understand them and deal with them as symptoms of larger inner storms she took the time to reveal to us. Each act of love and kindness lays down another layer of warmth on our sometimes-shivering hearts.
Every act of love is yet another witness testifying of our worth. We mattered enough to be paid attention to, to be heard, to be respected, to be taught and lead and loved. The very definition of motherhood should convey that idea. The miracle of Motherhood is that Moms have done more to bless and guide and teach and change us at the core of who we are with the deepest love while insecure and imperfect.
They remind us that perfection is overrated, that it is unnecessary in motherhood, the most important profession on the planet, so is at east equally unnecessary in all other less important aspects of life. No other profession teaches all that.
No other profession is so intimately down in the trenches of daily life with those they serve. No other job requires so much for so long for so little apparent reward. But, in truth, the rewards are infinite because the job carries over into grandchildren and beyond.
The work is relentless, but the rewards for their children and for society at large are immeasurable. What has your mother taught you? Please share in the comments below…. Dedicated to two of the greatest moms to have graced the planet. One gave birth to me and the other to my children.
Hi, what a great post for moms like me. Mothers teach unconditional love Moms around the world love their children no matter how rotten and shriveled we turn out.
And so we are better able to love because we felt her love first. Her love is the map for ours. Mothers teach the meaning of devotion Mothers are a devoted species. Mothers teach service From poopy diapers to aching backs carrying crying babies screaming like banshies into the wee hours of the morning.
Mothers teach commitment There are not many salespeople on the planet who could take the number of noes and in-your-face rejections a Mother takes and not quit her job or curl up in bed in the fetal position. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax, and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heart breaking,. And it's breathtakingly beautiful. If something is meant for you, it will turn up when the time is right.
You only live once, so make your life something worth being remembered for. It's not cool, not to care. Effort is cool, caring is cool, respect is cool. Don't wait for your exam to get over to enjoy. Work hard, play hard.