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What is the worst thing that you could ever imagine happening to you?
Would it be an illness, like the dreaded C word…or, an accident, like a car crash…or maybe (for women especially) it would be an attack, by a stranger…or possibly worse, by someone you know.
How would you get through it?
Who would be there to help you?
Your family? Your friends?
Your mom?
Do you know who would have your back?
I have revisited this question many many MANY times…and for me, it really consistently comes down to my MOM…
Admittedly, this is a bit of a tough claim to boldly make as although we are bonded by blood, she also truly is both the person who I probably push back against the most in my life…as well as the person that I hold in the highest regard.
She ALWAYS has my back.
I was reminded of this in a BIG way recently as I continued to process through the memories of the kidnapping in 1992. As a mother myself now, I cannot even begin to imagine what went through in her mind when her child disappeared without a trace.
I can vividly recall reading this article while confined in my forested prison, AND more than anything worrying about how my mom was doing.
Yeeeeeeesh…
The BIG reminder that seeing this again has given me is the power of connection. And so today, I send out HUGE respect to my mom…and ALL of the “Mothers” in our lives that believe in us and the fighting power of our “spirit”. Their faith keeps us fed, strong, grounded and continually moving forward.
IT is life
IT changes…and that’s OK
IT is all OK
Credits, and Kudos
My MOM
…+Everyone Who NEVER Gave Up Hope
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The founder is a writer and speaker who strives to share her personal journey of living with trauma and PTSD in a forward-thinking, positive, professional and connective format.
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