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A New Kind of Mother's Day

5/8/2015

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Mother's Day is different now. My mother passed away two years ago so I walk by the racks of Mother's Day cards at the stores. I no longer have to determine what to buy for a woman who pretty much "has everything". There's no longer a big meal and celebration.

There are, however, reminders of her impact on my life. I inherited her small hands and a bit of her stubbornness. Presents she gave me still reside at my house. Dried rose petals from the roses on her casket fill a glass ball which hangs over my craft table -- a gentle reminder that we all are here but must one day move on. So what will I be doing on this Mother's Day?

My day will be spent working in a public venue. I will be helping others to celebrate Mother's Day and enjoy each others company. I will be spending some time remembering a woman who had a hard life, wasn't perfect, struggled with dementia at the end of her days, but will always be my mother.
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Simplicity

5/6/2015

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More experiences, less possessions
More music, less noise
More outdoors, less indoors
More love, less conflict
More handmade, less premade
More originality, less conformity
More meaning, less waste

Simplicity
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