At a brunch today, people shared a sentence or two that best described the essence of their mothers. I like to, in any conversation, hold the best version of ourselves and others, as with Mama. Honoring the ancestors is a powerful healing practice, even when it is counter-emotional to do so. Gurdjieff prescribed it. My mom was resolute, practical, persevering, un-self-pitying, a lover of understated beauty, cerebral, a meticulous gardener, a reluctant cook, and a stoic workaday person yet with an idealistic soul. Utterly unsentimental on the surface, yet also she loved Dr. Shivago, Man of La Mancha, and Moon River. When i was a mere 9, and quite the athlete and also quite the book avoider - she had me memorize Rudyard Kiplings IF. I havent found a better philosophy.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 03:35:59 +0000
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