I hope you are having a lovely Mother’s Day. But this day is all kinds of hard. As is motherhood itself.
Today (and everyday) it’s so tempting to measure your success as a mother by what you get from others. Hugs, cards, flowers… But are you measuring the love YOU give yourself? Are you giving yourself any? We all need pockets of comfort, and with all the balls we have up in the air, such pockets better be short and sweet.
Here is one. This pocket of comfort is made of words. It’s an invocation = a declaration of healing intention. You could also call this a spell, a prayer, or a blessing. The name doesn’t matter. It’s the intention that counts. Words are so powerful, and this invocation is very potent, so help yourself:
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I am a woman and a mother.
I nurture. I give to others with love.
I am learning how to nourish myself with love.
This is a preview of For Mother’s Day: The Pocket of Comfort invocation.
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Written on
December 30, 2011 by
Yael in
Anxiety,
Comfort-Zone,
Experimenting,
Fear,
Gratitude,
guilt,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
PPDemons,
Progress,
Rainy Day Letters,
Self-Care,
Self-Kindness,
Setbacks,
Trust
And the the giveaway winner is: Laura.
Hugs to all who didn’t win this time, more chances coming soon.
This post is dedicated to my beloved #ppdchat friends. I’ve been so consumed with creating events and classes here in Ithaca, that I’ve been rather absent on twitter. I miss you all, I’ll be back soon.
And of course, to all the Ithaca mamas I was so fortunate to get to know in my UnGuilt Trip class, and the Mama’s Comfort Camp classes and Support groups, I love you more than words can tell! And to all the local mamas who are thinking of coming to these classes, I can’t wait to meet you!
And to all the far away mamas who wish you could come to these classes — oh, how I wish I could beam you over. And until then, I hope you can join the next PPD SpeakEasy Call on Tuesday Jan.17 at 8:30pm EST.
This is a preview of Instead of resolutions: a Permission Slip to Slip.
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Written on
September 23, 2011 by
Yael in
Anxiety,
Blogging,
Comfort-Zone,
Community,
Fear,
Listening to the Body,
People I Love.,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
Suicide Prevention,
Trust
My birth mom never made it to 30. My beloved second mom is in her sixties, and makes it look very good. My over-40 friends make it clear that it’s a really good club to be joining. I am done freaking out about turning 40, and just in time.
I’m going to be 40 in 2 hours. As of this morning, I’m finally ok with that.
When I was younger, I really wanted people to think I was beautiful, then I wanted them to think of me as smart, then I wanted to be funny, now I just want to bring people comfort.
Which is why I write here. I hope you too see ppdtojoy.com as a comfort zone.
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Yay! Robin is here! With her take on the #PPDSpeakEasy. Because she participated in many — she even hosted one!
And because September will have triple the hope: I’ll be holding three (3!) support chats, because it’s my birthday, and I am giving back to all of you. So Robin stopped by and invited her friends (Hi Robin’s friends!) to help spread the word. (Scroll down for the date and sharing button.)
Never mind the fact that we are yet to meet in real life, Robin is one of my favorite people on Earth. But you might already know that. Someday (at the next BlogHer conference, maybe?) I will hug her to pieces. If you’ve never been to her blog, I lovingly suggest you take a look.
Passing the mic to Robin:
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