When Mother's Day Hit Different

Today may be bitter sweet,

while others are preparing to celebrate today,

you may not feel the same this year

This year, Mother’s Day hit a little different.

This year marks the first year that

just the mention of Mother’s Day

it just hits differently this year.

It could be the first year, or it could be the seventh year,

either way I know that

Mother’s Day just hit different this year.

The one who made you a mother,

is no longer here,

or maybe it’s the one that completed your journey

that is no longer with you.

Either way, the pain hit the same,

and the day is not the same without them.

No longer here in the flesh,

but their Spirit lives on.

Gone but not forgotten.

To the Mothers experiencing loss on this Mother’s Day,

loss of a child, loss of a spouse,

loss of a mother figure in your life.

As we celebrate the Mothers who are still among us today,

know that we also remember you,

we grieve with you at the same time.

We remember those we lost along the way,

and we hold space for them today.

Although a motherhood journey has been disrupted,

you should still celebrate today,

instead of morning who you’ve lost,

take time to celebrate what you got to experience before your loss,

choose to focus on the full glass,

Take time remember what you had,

and rejoice in it.

Give thanks for what you got,

because even though you believe it was not enough time,

someone else got even less.

They got less time, less memories, less support.

Give thanks for what you got,

because even though you don’t think it was enough,

it’s more than what someone else got.

So give thanks today,

and celebrate the time you had,

and the chapters you wrote.

Just give thanks that your name is in their book of life.

Whatever role you played or didn’t play,

you still had an impact on their life.

Celebrate the connection you made,

the bonds you tied,

the memories you created,

the energy you experienced is never lost.

When you feel it fading away,

just go and spend time, holding space for them,

their energy will return,

and you no longer have to feel as though you lost anything at all!

Just remember them,

take time to remember them.

They were someone worth knowing,

and you knew them.

Even better than most,

Celebrate the fact that,

you had the honour, and the privilege of knowing them.

Not everyone can say that,

so in fact, you are actually more fortunate than most.

you had the honour, and the privilege of

knowing them, and knowing you.

To others, they will only hear of the stories,

but they will never know them, quite like you did.

So rejoice in the fact that you knew them.

Not everyone can say that you know.

You knew them!

Take pride in being able to say

I knew them, and they knew me,

You can say,

“when they cried, I cried,

and when I laughed, they laughed,

we shared spaces, memories, and experiences,

that no one can ever take from me.”

So remind yourself today and every day that the truth is,

"I’m honoured to say that I knew them and they knew me.

And when they laughed, I laughed,

and when I cried, they cried,"

We shared energy that no one else can replace.

Take solace in knowing that

That you knew them, and they knew you,

and not everyone can say that.