Mother's Day 

Today Sept 14th 2023 is my beloved mother's 5th death anniversary . I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to the message from my wonderful friend Munah living in Philadelphia remembering this day in my life. How beautiful some people are !! And Munah is one .

Well, my mother left such warm cozy memories for all her children. When we think of her which is so often , we recall her courage of living, her smartness in facing life with limited means in her young days and yet carving out a good path for her children, her ever encouraging words expressing trust in our abilities, her pride in us, and in herself, her extraordinary musical talent which unfortunately went un-noticed by the world, her amazing cooking ability turning out the most tasteful healthy snacks with minimum ingredients for her growing children,  her thrill in wearing pretty saris and jewelry, her tall beautiful stature in her young years , in fact she was an example of "Living life joyfully"

 
She had a fine delicate clear fair skin. She faced her Parkinson's struggle with such intelligence and creativity. She discovered different foods that can help her. She accepted her physical sufferings with such grace. Because of her longevity ( outlived my dad by more than 20 years) she became more close to her children and family and friends. 

I had lot of differences of opinions with her which eventually got resolved with our aging process. Towards the end she was this precious mother we all had to take care of. 

I cherish her memories today, the value system she and my humble-kind-loving dad gave us all. Forever grateful for the life she gave me , without her "I" would not have come into existence!!! 

Oh Mother Mother you taught me so much about life - how to be a strong supportive good human being .

 

  

Self Respect, Self Esteem and the Transformation in life's journey

Respect your feelings

Express your wants, needs freely 

Teach others in your life to respect your feelings, wants and needs

Set boundaries especially with people who have scant respect for the same 

Enforce your boundaries

Do not render services to people who have no gratitude , no love, no respect for you, and just use you