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Quote of The Day: "Be grateful to all of your teachers and anyone 
who took interest in you, particularly your family, for their 
knowledge and love contributed to your journey."
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While growing up, my mom's way of helping me recognize and 
respect the value of motherhood was to say that since God could 
not be everywhere at the same time, He invented moms.  Naturally, 
it was an honorable job that demanded a mix of great respect and 
fear.  After all, everyone knew about the severe consequences for 
disobeying God or His chosen right hand, mom. 

However, life, which has a way of teaching us humility and wisdom 
through experiences both good and bad, helped me gain a true 
sense of appreciation for what many consider to be the toughest 
job in the world (i.e. being a mom).  After all, what other jobs 
are as challenging, demanding and require one to be a Jack-of-
all-trades, on call twenty four hours a day, every day for a 
lifetime, without even getting paid for it either?   What other 
job can make your heart feel like being outside your body when 
you worry about your most precious commodity, your child? And 
what other job can be as rewarding too?  And what other job comes 
with a lifetime-devotion? Yet knowingly or unknowingly we either 
don't notice mom's many contributions to our lives or we simply 
take them for granted.  

Celebrating one day of recognition and love is actually a great 
opportunity to heal relationships with our moms by helping us 
shift our focus to what's really important in life - family.  But 
being a mom is so much more than just a "job."  Being a mom is a 
destiny from the time of conception of the child and for their 
lifetime.  It's also divine.  Just look at animals and the 
special relationship and bond shared between a mother and her 
offspring and you'll discover that there is nothing like it.

When I think of moms, I'm reminded of the hit TV series "Touched 
By An Angel."   That's because good moms are angels in disguise 
who give new meaning to the expression "labor of love."  It's 
this love and dedication that needs to be recognized and honored, 
and not just on special occasions. 

As a parent myself, I know that the ultimate reward is never 
material but spiritual â€" therefore there is no need for 
extravagant gifts (especially when it's done out of a sense of 
obligation and with strings attached), or a big production just 
to express the most basic and natural sentiment of love and 
sincere gratitude.  After all, it's the intention that counts!

So go ahead and give your mom the most powerful, memorable and 
life-affirming gift of all.  Best of all it's free, and good for 
the soul too. Give her the gift of love.  Make her feel special 
and honored through kind words and deeds.  Simply put, a mom 
deserves to be recognized and appreciated (and not just on 
Mother's Day) for her contribution of blood, sweat and tears in 
transforming our lives.  Give sincere gratitude to your mom 
(every day) for the simple reason that she is truly a home 
goddess and the unsung hero in our lives.  
 

Copyright © 2004-2006, Geela
Author of "The American Dream"
http://www.Geela.com 

Geela is an award winning singer/songwriter/composer and author 
of the best-selling book "THE AMERICAN DREAM," her true- life 
story of how she came to America as a young immigrant with 
nothing and overcame incredible obstacles to achieve 
mega-success. She founded ONE SPIRIT, ONE WORLD to help children 
and promote a culture of peace and harmony. Get a free sample of 
her music and her book at http://www.Geela.com