Last night I read, “Hannah’s Gift” by Maria Housden, Lessons from a Life Fully Lived.
What a great gift they gave each other as they bravely faced life as it unfolded for each of them, in truth.
For a mother to be truthful in the face of death allowed her daughter to fully accept with grace who she was, for her son to walk step by step, hand to hand, eye to eye sharing her journey full on.
‘Sparing’ the truth may seem kinder at times; I am once again affirmed that truth is the only way to be.
There is grace and peace in an odd way when you are able to set your fears and selfish wishes aside, when you can disregard your dreams, and instead stand bravely in what is.
Even when the what is, is the death of your child.
It allowed this little girl to live her life honorably, for her mother honored her just as she was, in each moment, fully embracing what she had, now.
Her intuition in giving her daughter a voice, allowing her to be who she needed to be to live a life that was hers, no matter its length is remarkable to me.
The courage to let go of the pretend reins we all believe we have in controlling our worlds, our children’s world and gracefully succumbing to reality’s power, to ride the ride no mother wants to take, but do so with her eyes on the child’s desires, is what I believe makes a truly remarkable mother.
Thanks so much for showing me the walk of truth.
Coming from a child whose mother couldn’t face the truth, I know that it was you who gave your child the greatest gift on earth, seeing her truth!
Allowing her to be okay and be fully her self, even while life seemed to stealing her away, she was able to live completely as herself until her very last day.
She never, not once had to pretend to pretend to be anything other than herself in your eyes.
What a gift you gave her, she was allowed to Live as her self.
Your journey shows me that a mother can literally change a child by their reaction to the child’s truths, if you can’t see it, they will pretend not to see it either, but if you can, you both will be enriched.
Truth sets you free to be you in reality.
Thanks Maria for sharing the wonderful journey being a mother who walks in truth.
