I’ve basically been blogging for several years now with my aunt and sister – various musings about everyday life – with particular emphasis on dealing with my parents with dementia – ok, mostly my mom. This will be a recurring theme. Fortunately, my mother usually has a sense of humor about her so my postings will often make you laugh and occasionally cry.
I look forward to our exchange.
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Thanks Nancy.
What wonderful thoughts. I like how you used her state of being to examine your own state of being. I understand that your mom’s resistance to let go makes it so much more difficult on you. Yet, her fighting spirit is an energy she has embodied all her life in order to feel that she is alive. So how do we reconcile such opposing forces? Or are they opposing forces after all?
Considering Newton’s Laws of Motion ” A body will stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it” & “To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction”.
Classically understood, as long as we resist her motion she will exert an equal and opposite reaction. Yet, there may be hope. In the area of quantum mechanics there have been verifiable experiments that show a kind of quantum entanglement of particles. Which I could tell you intuitively figured that out:)
Take two protons that where once together. Remove one proton to the opposite side of the universe. What ever effects one proton will have the same effect on the opposite proton. Weird but true. So Brava to you Nancy for finding a synchronistic correlation and turning it into a learning experience for us all. We are all interconnected and whatever we happen to be focused on at the moment ( family, friends, crazy teller at the bank) has the uncanny ability to mirror back to us what “may” be going on in our own lives. I say “may” because sometimes weird shit just happens!
In addition, Your musings are the perfect antidote to us quinquagenarians.
We are like the seasoned sailor who still looks back wistfully at the shore, while at the same time hoping that there will be enough wind in our sails to continue the adventure out to sea.
Your an inspiration!
xxooTash
Wow Tash – such amazing comments….thank you! What a neat perspective about me and mom. It IS my mom’s resistance that will hopefully help me be more accepting. I have finally given in to the fact that she inspires me to write many things and I might as well go along with it! It is a gift. 🙂 Now you need to find the perfect Gravatar to go with your Cerulean Dragonfly! XOXOXO
Nancy, your reply here to Tash resonates with me…in the last year since my mom had to leave her home and resides now in assisted living, I’ve reflected during that tug of war that she’s my teacher and inspiration to write also. I’ve dropped a lot of my frustration with her…she wasn’t he mother I always wanted…she’s better! Releasing IS so much better than resistance…
Oh thanks Susan. Tasha does help us get to a higher plane often! (She’s my cousin and lives in southern California.) I like how you have gotten to the “she’s better!” place. (I’m close. :)) And good catch on the proofing (I didn’t even notice! I look forward to having you join my writers’ group!
whoops…”she wasn’t THE mother…” (Should have proofed if I’m going to write!)
Susan–Perfect – “I’ve dropped a lot of my frustration with her…she wasn’t he mother I always wanted…she’s better! Releasing IS so much better than resistance…”
Did you read my blog last night on Allowing vs Resisting? I have to allow ‘what is’ warts and all and then I’m more able to let go and become less attached to outcome (www.stirringthespiritwithin.blogspot.com). It is a theme that keeps coming up within and around me!
I definitely went through the stage when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer of letting go of thoughts that she wasn’t the mom I’d wished for. And you are right. Because of who she was, I am a so much better person. I resented always being asked to step into my perfection as a kid. She was all about denying/releasing the human condition in favor of our divine perfection. I have learned to embrace my human-ness and then I’m more able to let go.
Jude Eastman
I am looking forward too! Can hardly wait till Thursday. I shared this on my Facebook page; I have qualified that it’s not my blog but I think someone may have posted on it thinking it IS my blog….sorry! I just wanted to share it becuase i think a lot of people need it…
It takes a lot of love, both for self and for Mom, doesn’t it, to recognize our gifts to each other. I appreciate your commitment to it! See you soon….
Hey no problem – thanks for sharing – I’d LOVE to get this OUT there! I’m sure a lot of folks can relate. I plan to check out Jude’s blog shortly… 🙂
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