THE LIGHT HAS DAWNED
I AM BLESSED.
I became a mother on 28th September 1992, and was blessed with a baby girl . I named her SARAH (Meaning Princess in Hebrew) Little did I know I was blessed with the GIFT OF LOVE that my daughter shared with me throughout her life. I wish to share this with all my readers especially single parents since I was a single parent for 10 years and it was during this periord of bringing up my daughter single handedly , that I was opened to the world of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE my daughter gave me which inturn gave me the strength to overcome my situation which is difficult for every single parent wanting to do the best for her child .
I remember the times when I would feel lonely and depressed not knowing at times how to deal with my situation, and no matter what mood I was in , my daughter would always be there for me , always accept me , always love me for who I was . Whether I was sad, happy or disturbed , she would always be there for me . This unconditional support by my 2 year old gave me tremedous strength and helped me to take the right decisions in life. Unknowingly she became the pillar of my life , my strenght, my motivation and my purpose to live my life with honesty, self respect and belief in myself. I would like to quote here Victor Franklin " IF YOU HAVE A WHY TO LIVE, YOU CAN BEAR WITH ANY HOW"
Being a single mother I deeply care for all the single parents and their children who go through their lives doing their best for their children , and finding a meaning to their lives. Here I would like to add that , most of the times we do not see that the most precious gift we have is our child. It is they who give a meaning to our lives . The only requirement from us is to be as unconditional as our child when it comes to loving them. Which for most of us is extemely difficult if we have to keep our egos, our aspirations, our needs , our ambitions aside and just love our child for who he/she is. For children it can be so simple , so easy to just love without any expectations, they love simple because they know you are their parent.
I ask all the parents, are we as unconditional as our children ? Look within ourselves and be ruthlessly honest about loving them selflessly, without any conditions, any attachments. If the answer is Yes , we need not worry about anything in our lives or for our children. If the answer is NO, let us begin looking at ourselves accepting our limitations , our situations, and loving ourselves , remembering that we are Blessed to receive the GIFT of Unconditional Love from our children .
I end here today and will be back tomorrow to explore more on being a single parent.
Love All
Margalit.R
