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MOTHER'S DAY - A reminder of loss

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This Mother’s Day I wonder if you would consider women, for whom this time of year must be difficult. Women who have miscarried or lost unborn children, women who have lost babies that were born but spent too little time here on earth, women who struggle with infertility, and women who have lost their mothers.This really is not a pity party, it is a hope to enlighten masses who have never been challenged to think this way. As I write I remember of my friend, Tinu, who recently miscarried. She told me that when she passed the racks of her infant’s clothing, she nearly wept. It is without a doubt that Mother’s Day will be a challenging time for her as it is for many mothers without their children—mothers like her. This was her second baby who died of a random genetic abnormality, just moments after he was born. Since then, She has approached Mother’s Day with mixed emotions. “At first, the day made me feel like a failure as I asked myself, What did I do wrong?, Then, as the years p

Accept it the way it is

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We cannot stop  life unfolding the way it does. Yet, depending on our approach, we can be spent life either miserably or happily. STOP QUESTIONING YOUR LIFE   One of the keys to coping with the unpredictability and seeming unfairness of life is ACCEPTANCE  –– accepting that this is the way things are and that you need to work around it and find pathways that allow you to thrive better. See how beautiful life is. Know what you think of your life. Ask yourself, understand your view. It may seem confronting but it is in facing your fears and unresolved issues that you can start to understand your own view about the world and reach to your heart that sees everything in life as a challenge. Learn to accept who you are. It's definitely most rewarding. It's so easy to look in the mirror and point out most of your insecurities. But, instead of counting all the things you wish you could be, try counting all the things that you are thankful for that br