Kate Silverton Instagram – On this, #mothersday we may experience conflicting emotions…
A sense of great love, closeness, and admiration for our mothers, and all that they have given us. And we may experience the deep sense of the love we have for our children, and they for us
But deep feelings of loss and a sense of grief can sometimes arise too, especially if we didn’t experience such a sense of joy and compassion ourselves as a child ..
It is then we might be left wondering..
Do my children really love and appreciate me?
Do I really love and appreciate my mum?
Did she really love and appreciate me…
if these more conflicting messages arise for you; take this #motheringsunday and make it your own… practice being a good mother to yourself .. having compassion for your inner ‘SELF’ – the inner child that exists within us all … the child wounded ( as we all are at times ) in childhood and perhaps still carries those wounds if they were not healed by compassion extended to us at the time
This, in therapy, is how we learn to heal, to break trans-generational cycles, leaving us able be a good mother to ourselves, as much as being a good mother to our children
Doing this work means we can forgive our own mothers, considering that they did their best …and we can now try to do things better …
Practicing self-compassion for me is at the heart of being a good mother
Because
It is only when we can practice deep compassion for ourselves, that we are able to feel deep compassion in our hearts for our children .. ♥️
Comment YES if this resonates with you – and if it helps, leave a message of hope and love for yourself and others
#parentingtips #parenting #motheringsunday #mothersday #healing #compassion #selfcompassion #mentalhealth | Posted on 10/Mar/2024 17:25:04
