Dearest Clarity,
Everyday I've been trying to keep my home as clean and neat as possible, which isn't easy with kids around. At least once a week, I try to make sure I get at least one important chore or task done, besides the usual day to day stuff. I'm talking about cleaning out a closet, going through my daughters toys or clothes, and getting rid of whatever she doesn't need anymore. Today my daughter and I did just that. It felt so good to declutter and it was a great way to teach her how to be tidy and organized. When we were finished and looked around at our tidy home, I said "Now doesn't that feel good, to sit in a clean home without stuff everywhere?" She agreed "Yes Mommy, it makes me feel really happy!" I started thinking about how much the space I keep is a reflection of my state of mind. When I'm depressed, sad or destructive, my place is a messy disaster. When I'm happy, clear and in a good place mentally and emotionally, my place is tidy and clean. As I'm writing I'm looking around and remembering what my mom always said and still says, A clear space is a clear mind!http://http//www.canadianliving.com/health/mind_and_spirit/6_ways_to_clean_up_your_home_life.php
Thank you my dearest daughter Molly,
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful for the many acknowledgements I have received from you of late. I have always said, "it is awesome to witness your own daughter become a mother." Now, I have something else to witness, the coming together of your life with my beautiful granddaughter. I always knew you had this in you... to look beyond the painful difficulties of life situations and make choices, one step at a time toward the next right thing. Easy does it to all you single parents out there.
Today, I am grateful to be blessed with an amazing daughter. I never lost hope. All it took was remembering the greater part of you, of life.
I'm so glad I could see beyond the things that happened in our lives (it hasn't always been that way), to a place where hope and love reside in all of us.
God bless,
Mom