I had a massage when I was pregnant with Forest and worried about how to mother this passel of kids I seem to have acquired. The massage therapist told me, "Remember that you are magical... that's what they need from you." I spent some time wrestling with that in my head--the practical mid-westerner in me (oh yeah, it's still in there somewhere) said, "Ha! Magical! Ha!" and then the free-spirited forest dweller said, "She's so right" Guess who won? Both. Neither. It's still a wrestling match. Some days I feel too wiped by the aforementioned mundane details to be very magical. The laundry piles up, no one likes what's for dinner, the baby pinches and bites and hits me, homeschooling is a fight and no one played their instruments. And then I remember that I am magical and powerful beyond my wildest dreams in their lives, simply because I am their mother. And, I can use my magic to sprinkle just a little more fairy dust into their lives before they slip out of Neverland forever (the baby teeth are nearly gone, and each one lost is rejoiced over!) Or, I can be the wicked queen who pushes my agenda on those in my realm. Gee--it's a tough choice. Actually, it is not always easy to choose to allow them to follow their dreams and feel their feelings fully---it makes for a lot of noise and mess, and sometimes I just want my fairy godmother to come in and offer me a spa trip and a massage--I'll be back by midnight, really, I will.
I hear my mama friends out there wishing for it all to slow down, and even stop--because the Christmas machine starts early and runs full tilt until the end of the year. I feel it too. I have to avoid getting sucked in and burnt out by it, too. This year, my tactic for that is to remind myself 'remember the magic.' What I mean when I say that to frantic me (and you?) is: Remember that they are only small for a short time and that all of the little traditions are what make for good memories. Remember that if it is feeling stressy and not fun, to just let it go--that tradition has lost a bit of it's magic and may return another year, or not! Remember that the connections that we have to each other are where the magic grows and lives and is carried beyond this season and into the others. Remember the magic of gratitude every day.
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Thank you, Sar.
yes.. thank you! this is great... glad to have a magic mama in our house too :-)
Being a Midwesterner, I love the idea of being both magical and practical. What a wonderful time of year it is!
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