A Gift For Mothers' Day
Author: Dawn Parry

A gift for Mothers’ Day – Sunday 26th March 2006

Mothers’ Day is fast approaching and the shops are full of jokey cards, overpriced flowers and gaudy gifts to attract pocket money purchases and swell retailers’ profits. In fact, Google produces 14,600,000 results when you type in the phrase ‘Mothers Day’! Traditionally it was a day when children (mainly daughters) working in domestic service were given a day off to visit their Mothers. However this annual occasion is big business nowadays. So, what are you going to get for your Mother?

Stop for a moment to think about your relationship with your Mother – is it as open, honest and fulfilling as it could be? Or do you harbour resentments from past wrongs, either perceived or real, which anchor your relationship with her firmly in the past, with her as adult and you as child? If so, the damage being done is not just to your relationship with your Mother but also to you as a person, draining your energy and preventing you from moving forward positively in this relationship.

Your parents are fundamental to you – they gave you life and you owe them for that, together with the years of nurturing and caring whilst they allowed you to make your own mistakes so that you could learn from them, keeping you safe whilst you did so. Remember – you didn’t come with an instruction manual when you were born so your parents did the best they could without any form of training for the job, as did their parents before them. Your Mother did her best for you but probably didn’t always get it right.

So why not give her a very special gift this Mothers’ Day by forgiving her for past slights, imagined or otherwise and thus clearing the way for a happier, more rewarding relationship for the coming year?

Forgiveness is critical in overcoming resentment so it will benefit you too. Letting go of the pain and resentment will release your energy to move on in life with greater courage and more happiness.

Simply get in touch with your negative emotion then ask yourself if you can let go of that feeling - then go ahead and let it go. Remember it’s your choice – you can carry on living with negativity and anger for the rest of your life, or let it go in favour of joy and love instead.

You will both benefit and it’s the gift that really lasts. And for those who already have a healthy, resentment-free relationship with their Mothers, how about actually telling her that you love her this Mothers’ Day? She may already know but she’ll still adore hearing it from you!

Keywords: mothers day, forgiveness, motherhood,

About the Author
Dawn Parry, Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK

Dawn Parry is a professionally qualified life coach who gets to the heart of the issue fast. Dawn graduated from the Coach Academy (UK) with a Distinction, and is passionate about the success of her clients.

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