Mom's Wisdom

On the night before I left for college, my mom said: "I'm so proud of you. Enjoy this time as you are going out into the world and as much as I'd love to help you never make mistakes, you will make lots of them. I can teach you not to make the same ones I made, but you'll make news ones all on our own."

That talk has carried me through some rough times and mom still helps me with her wisdom. But what is in a mistake? You spent too much on that dinner; you took that relationship too far when you knew it was over; you took that gig you knew you didn't really want; you trusted that person you know was lying to you.

Time's wisdom

The key element to any mistake is time and more importantly time after the event. I'm not referring to those decisions we make when when we know right at that moment we aren't making the right call. This is about that relationship, job, or experience that we endured because we decided with all the evidence we had at the time.

I don't know about you, but I've spent far too much of my life regretting stuff I can't change. Then again, those mistakes can often push us to where we need to go and the doorway was the so-called misstep we made in the past.

Let's live for today not yesterday.
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Remember | Never Forget

Remember those who have fought with their most precious gift of all.

Remember fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, cousins and friends who did not come back and have the time to cherish the freedoms we enjoy.

Remember that our problems pale in comparison.

Remember women and men who continue to defend our right to say and do what we want.

Remember those who helped shape our ideals and freedom.

Remember souls who give us hope and perspective
to what is really important.

Remember to say...

Thank You

Thanks Mom!

Mom is the one person in your life who is with you for your entire life. As the cliché goes, your mom holds your hand for the first few years of your life then holds your heart for the rest.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
Honoré de Balzac


The family unit is not what is used to be, it’s not what it was portrayed “in the olden days” in movies and on television. It's not mom, dad and 2.3 kids. There are nuclear families, separated and estranged relationships, but all the while no matter where are, your mom is always there.

Today is Good News Only Day on Twitter.

A few of us thought it would be cool to do this on Mother’s Day so share some good news – about your mom, or family or anything at all and add the hashtag #gnod

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
Chinese Proverb

Find her favorite fragrance or book, give her that time she needs to recoup, and if she’s no longer with us do something for her nonetheless.

And if you are a mom, thanks from all of us.

@knealemann

photo credit: roddy smith