Mother's Day Revival

Top 25 Mother's Day Tips for Mom's Revival!

By Stacy M. DeBroff

"The soul has an absolute, unforgiving need for regular excursions into enchantment. It requires them like the body needs food and the mind needs thought." – Thomas Moore

As a Mom, nurturing yourself isn't a luxury; it's downright essential. And Mother's Day is the perfect time to start do it – to find room in your life for yourself, and use that time to do what most replenishes and energizes you. In order to "be all that you can be" to those around you, you have to take a little time for yourself. For some time each day, give yourself a reprieve from family obligations and the demands of time with your children. At first, it may feel like stolen moments of time from all the concrete details of your work and your household responsibilities, from raising your children and giving them the primary focus of your energy. Moreover, it often feels counterintuitive that by looking out for yourself, you're actually helping your family.

Remind yourself of the instructions about the use of oxygen masks in the event of a drop in cabin pressure in an airplane: "Be sure to secure your own masks first, before putting a mask on your child." When you hear that, at first it seems so selfish and self-serving. Look out for yourself first! But then you realize that if you pass out, you won't be able to affix your child's mask on. Similarly in life, you cannot care properly for your children if you can't get enough oxygen yourself or if your own well runs dry.

1. Finagle lunch with a favorite friend – and in the process buy yourself a bouquet of flowers and an extra one for her, too, to celebrate the restorative power of close friendships. Call up or drop an e-mail to a long-distance friend you haven't been in touch with for a while. Reconnect, catch up on life, and laugh. Make staying in touch with friends a priority. It can be as simple as a weekly e-mail or phone call, or sending a card once a month. Friends will reciprocate the gesture, making you feel connected to and cared about by others.

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