Everyone of us, male and female, have mothering energy in ourselves.
-The ability to take an idea and hold it until it is ready to be shared.
-The desire to comfort a loved one who is afraid or sad.
-The willingness to do whatever it takes to nourish one who is hungry.
Some mothers are strong and direct, while others are soft and subtle.
Some mothers hover and micro-manage and others offer space and freedom of choice.
Some mothers talk incessantly, while others are quiet and speak volumes without words.
Some mothers care most about appearance, while others focus on inner happiness.
Some mothers are practical and earthy, while others delight in values and future possibilities.
Your mother birthed you and may have raised you, fed you and clothed you and taught you how to live.
Your mother may have been a positive or negative role model, showing you what to do and not to do.
Your mother may have given you self confidence and esteem or may have shamed and blamed you.
Your mother may have been mature with wisdom and unconditional love or immature with foolishness.
While the Bible commands us to respect our parents. I have always believed that my parents were temporary guardians. I came through her body and she nurtured and nourished me. Both Mom and Dad were clear that God was my True Parent and Creator. I knew myself as a gift of Love from God due to their teachings. My parents saw their role as offering guidance only when needed. My obedience and allegiance was to God for Spiritual matters and guidance. Therefore, I admired, trusted and respected my parents as people, equals with whom I shared common values. They supported encouraged and respected my choices and facilitated opportunities for growth, leadership and greater understanding in loving my fellowman. I truly appreciate their wisdom and honesty in allowing me to know my true God Parent.
So who and what is my Mother….your Mother and our Mother?
As the One Child of God, we are the creative idea of Father God, Light and Infinite Possibility.
I recognize our Mother is the Earth with her bountiful Love, who brought us into physical form.
We are nurtured and nourished by her.
We are blessed by her example of how to mother those miracles of Love that come through our bodies.
We can learn great wisdom from her teachings.
We can use her as a mature role model.
What are the qualities you see in our blessed Mother Earth, the Goddess of Unconditional Love? I see beauty and harmony in the world she gives us.
Can I find the beauty and harmony in me?
I see order and balance in her form and watch her rebalance when there is need.
She lets go of everything that is not in balance and undoes what is not good for all.
She flows with energy, air water, fire, vegetation and earth, using it all to nurture and nourish in the most natural and amazing ways.
She provides stability and consistency, always being there for us all.
And with forgiveness, healing and renewal, she demonstrates her resilience and ability to stay true to provide for all creatures, large and small.
I love you Mother Earth, Goddess of Limitless Love, and Mother of us all.
May I always use you as model, guide.
May I fully appreciate your bounty and beauty.
May I be a good steward and caretaker and share you resources with all.
May I love you as fully and unconditionally as you love me.
Blessed be Mother of Us All.
Betty Lue
You Are A Flower in the Garden of Life
If you would grow to be your best self
Be patient, not demanding
Accepting, not condemning
Nurturing, not withholding
Self-marveling, not belittling
Gently guiding, not pushing & punishing
For you are more sensitive than you know
Mankind is tough as war
Yet delicate as flowers
We can endure agonies
But we open fully only to warmth & light
And our need to grow is fragile as a fragrance
Dispersed by storms of will
To return only when those storms are still
So accept, respect,
Attend your sensitivity
A flower
Cannot be opened
With a hammer
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