~Letter from a Mother to a Daughter ~

“My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: “You said the same thing a minute ago.” Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep. When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl? When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way. Remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair, and dealing with life’s issues every day. The day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If I occasionally lose track of what we’re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous, impatient, or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you. And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked. When those days come, don’t feel sad—just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love. I’ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared. With a big smile and the huge love I've always had for you, I just want to say, I love you, my darling daughter.”

~Unknown ~

I have read this a few times online and each and every time no matter the time of year, it brings me to a place of substance, a place of understanding, a place of devotion to my loved ones.
I'm a mother myself and it reminds me that not only do our children grow up so fast, so do we, so do our parents, our grandparents and even for some our great grandparents.

The older generation have such a special place in my heart, it amazes me the wisdom and strength that each one carries, the life time of stories on the tip of each tongue just waiting for a kind ear to take the time to listen for awhile and allow them to reflect on their lives in happiness and sadness, in joy and laughter.  So easy for each of us to get busy in our lives and forget that one day soon we will be that very same generation, and while we are constantly given the message to slow down and smell the roses..do we? Do we really take the time to just breathe once in a while, to reflect on how far each of us have come in our lives, to tell our story? Or do we wait till that moment when it's on the tip of our tongue and we are just waiting for a kind ear to listen.

It amazes me this life, how we go full circle just as the letter portrayed.  Life is so short..remind yourself in this moment to take the time to be that kind ear once in  awhile, to pick up the phone, to have a cup of tea with someone, and always remember to let those special people in your life know just how much you love them.  We really never know what may happen tomorrow.

Much Love to all,

Rebecca Fox R.M.