i posted this comment on a friend's blog the other day and can't help but think since then that it was really directed towards myself.
"one day in the midst of moving cross country with 4 small kids ages 12 weeks, 2, 4, and 6 i was telling my mother that i felt like i was never going to get it together.
her response? you won't. don't waste you time and energy feeling guilty about it. you never 'arrive' in life. it is a constant state of learning, stretching, changing and growing - and none of those involves peace. we can only create peace with how we approach those things. with hope, gratitude and optimism.
wise words that i have to remind myself of daily. we are all in some state of crazy in our lives. you are a good mom, a good person, and your life is good. hold onto those truths. that's all that matters."
i really needed to hear that.
perhaps it will ring true to some of you.
10 comments:
Oh Kara, I love it! I think I am going to write that down and post it on my mirror. Thanks for sharing. Hope you are feeling at peace about your crazy today.
Um....are you kidding me? I so totally needed that today! I wish you'd blog more often. I have missed my blogging inspiration!
Thank you, Kara. :)
I came over from celia's blog and this may be the best quote I have ever read. So thank you.
A wise Mom. I so appreciated this today. Love you Kara!
just when I thought I was going to loose it. Thanks Kara for sharing. HOpe all is well.
You should write a book just based on that comment. I often think all my posts are just directed at myself, or obviously, are things I learned and mistakes I made and what I wish I could have told myself 25 or 15 or 5 years ago! We all write from our life experiences. This is wonderful.
And I have to say...that family photo below is marvelous and I could write a whole post on that symbolism...of course I know it's just a photo, but how you are all hanging on to your husband/their father-that says a lot about a father's role doesn't it? It looks scary and hard and absolutely wonderful at the same time and I pray that I am growing boys that become that foundation.
Loved the quote. Just stumbled upon your page again while checking up on Tiffany. It's been awhile since I've read your posts.
Loved thsi quote Kara and hope you don't mind that I just RE"quoted" (is that even a word?) on my blog.
Miss your blog....you are a talented writer
hope you don't mind, I love your pose in the bottom picture. So do a lot of other people on Pinterest. : )
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