Be U: Happy Mother's Day

Coming for the Real You.

I'm hoping to share thoughts, fun and insightful information and aha moments with all to better serve ourselves and the universe.

My background is that of Executive Secretary for the local Electric company (11 years).

Certified Personal Trainer (since 1991) and Fitness Consultant for my own company, Beachin Bodies (6 years) and certified in Reiki and Nutrition with training in Cranial Sacral work, Tai Chi, and Meditation. Certified as a Professional Life Coach (2015); Minister at Universal Life Church (2016);

and, possibly, most important,

my own journey through illness and avenues, roads and roadblocks that I have taken to find the real me. (35 plus years).

The me that I was born as. The me that is the all-knowing. I believe the search is endless and we are here to learn and to love and to share it all.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to the people/countries celebrating it today; this month, this year.

A mother is special for so many reasons. There is NO love like a mother's love. Until I became I mother, did I fully understand this.

If you were ever once a practicing or supportive mom (ha), you are still a mom today and will forever be one. You have been blessed with the greatest lesson of all time. And, whether your mom is still here on this Earth (May I offer to acknowledge her in your best way.) or not; I believe, she is always with us in our hearts.

My mom and my mother-in-law are both deceased. They are very much alive in my heart. I honor my mother for her strength, her undying love, and for the person that I am because of her. I honor my mother-in-law for teaching me what unconditional love is and how anything is possible through a light heart and laughter.   I was blessed with two amazing women in my life. I am grateful for my mother who raised me and my mother-in-law who 'adopted' me.

Now, today, I am a mom. I have known no other love as demanding, fulfilling, awe-inspiring, all-encompassing and a love that warms me from the top of my head to the tip of my toes. I am grateful for my beautiful daughter.

I've been blessed. I am blessed on this Mother's Day.

I am not with my family and a big part of me is sad and empty. Yet, I know wherever I am that I am still a mom and I am lucky and thrilled that I have this greatest of honors.

It is not always easy being a mom. It may not even always be natural where I easily know what to do. However, the love is as natural and as deep as it comes.

So, whether you borne a child; adopted a child or love a child and you are a woman, I honor you today.

No matter where you are or who you are with; May you honor yourself and your family as you celebrate one of the greatest of all loves.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

                                      "Ode To Mothers!"

                                      Mothers cannot do it all
                                          But surely do they try.
                                      Mothers hear the angel's call,
                                         ... To comfort all who cry.
                                      Mothers for themselves may fall,
                                        For others they will fly.
                                      Mother's bear the weight of all,
                                        For their children, they would die.
                                      A Mother's gift extends beyond
                                       All bounds of time and space.
                                      Her lovingness and nurturing
                                      Make Earth a peaceful place.

                                                         - Kristin F. McKendall

                                             as shared by "The Power of Oneness"

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My Past Story

The first thing I would always tell a new doctor was 'my dad left me when I was 10'. He just disappeared, ran away. It was pretty awful for me. I thought it was my fault as most kids sometimes do. I thought I was unlovable. Years later, 20 maybe, I realized it wasn't just that my dad left me that affected my life, but also that my mom stayed. She stayed and I'll be forever grateful. However, her staying wasn't all peaches and creme. She was so hurt, so distraught, so frightened to raise three kids on her own and find a job that it was very hard for her to be there for me and my needs. I chose to shutdown, be quiet and try not to make it any harder on her as to not ask for much, or voice much, or need much.

Years later, in 11/12th grade, I noticed my fingers being really cold and hurting all the time. I noticed them turning purple and the pain was very 'loud'. Humorously enough, I had chosen to be a secretary and typing was a big part of my everyday. I loved it even. Fingers flying across the keyboard with as little mistakes as possible was the goal. I was pretty good at it. While in typing class, I remember putting my hands on my neck to try to warm them and make them feel better. I was naive enough then to think this must be happening to everyone.

Anyway, years went by and nobody was able to tell me why this was happening or what to do to make it better. Then, approximately 4 years later, I remember (what I felt) was little me sitting across from a really big doctor at his really big desk and him telling me I was allergic to myself. Of course, this was him describing to me what auto-immune meant. I had a disease called scleroderma and it could kill me (sometimes in as little as five years) and I would most likely be on medicine and have it for the rest of my life and there was nothing to change it.

Anyway, almost 30 years later, I've had my share of pain and I'm alive. I've had ulcerations on my fingers and I have lost most of my nails on both hands from lack of circulation and producing too much collagen. My hands are somewhat not a pretty sight and to hit something with one of my fingers by accident (well, I refer to the feeling as 'going to the moon).

When I was about 30, I started looking at alternative medicine and I tried anything that came across my path to try to stop the pain. I have tried many normal and not so normal 'ideas'. I sometimes do not believe at what lengths I went to try to ease my pain and suffering!

This is what has brought me here to this point in my life.

I'm grateful to be able to learn so much about myself and life and I wouldn't take it back (well, some days I might want to).

Something was telling me to blog. I really didn't know much about blogging - I am still a novice at best. Approximately 5 weeks ago, I sat at my computer and started typing.

I am surprised at where my blogs have led me. I thought I was trying to help others and that still is a big goal of mine. However, what I am finding out is that this is a great outlet for me.

A way to feel like I'm doing something. I told a friend this morning about my blog and I said that it's draining because I put everything out there and do not hold back as I post each individual blog; its fun because it does give me an outlet and I feel a little purpose in my life; and it's scary because I don't want anyone laughing at me or telling me that I am completely 'off my rocker'!