Mothers’ Day is one which many anticipate with mixed feelings.  Our society has a love/hate relationship with our mothers.  And no wonder…we give them the most grueling job in the world and pay them nothing to do it yet we hold them more accountable than anyone else for outcomes but give them barely anything to work with.  So when we set aside this one day a year to honor them it’s beautiful in one way but sad in another.  How many people would accept one pay day per year, for real?!

As I sought the world of the grandmothers today I clearly heard a chuckle, a sigh and then a cry much like the sounds which came from deep inside of my being when I gave birth in that volcanic eruption that we call childbirth.  Your ears pop, your body explodes with a burst of energy and all of a sudden the pent up weight of the world is released from deep within you like nothing else before or since.  Childbirth is a truly spiritual experience, standing on the edge of eternity, ushering a new spirit into the world to hopefully complete its journey back to the other end of the light with strength, courage and a sense of purpose.

Perhaps, the grandmothers say, if we were to try giving birth with our mothers, mustering up the courage and centering of childbirth we could experience with them today for one brief moment the JOY, SADNESS AND EXASPERATION of CENTERING around the CORE OF THE UNIVERSE from which we all come to this world.  What if for one moment today the world stood still long enough as we all took one huge breath and pushed ourselves into the world as our own mothers did.  By CENTERING on that special moment in time which was OUR BIRTH we could touch from within the sheer ECTASY of knowing ourselves the way our mothers who carried us knew us.  BY BEING IN TOUCH WITH OUR INNER MOTHER we can truly be FREE to GIVE BIRTH to ourselves. 

For a few moments sometime today and every day set aside a few quiet moments to FOCUS AND CONCENTRATE on becoming ALL THAT YOU ARE TO BE, giving birth to yourself, believing the best for yourself.  And when you are finished with this exercise stretch your arms toward the sky and thank your earthly and spiritual essences which we call MOTHER for sharing this opportunity with you to GIVE BIRTH TO YOURSELF!