Mother's Day
On the Origin and History of Mother's Day

A beautifully composed Mother's Day video explores the history and origins of this special day. The inspiring four-minute video below features caring mothers from around the world talking about the importance of Mother's Day and its origins.

To explore the origins of Mother's Day, we travel back over 100 years in time to 1908, where we meet Anna Jarvis, a woman who strangely enough never married nor had children. In a very meaningful way, Mother's Day was her child.

Ms. Jarvis created Mother's Day to celebrate her own mother, a caring, dedicated activist, and world-class mother. As stated in an MSNBC article on the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, "by all accounts, Jarvis' mother Ann was a community activist who worked to heal the divisions in north-central West Virginia following the Civil War, and to promote improved sanitation by creating Mothers Friendship Clubs."

Just six years after its birth, a 1914 resolution by President Woodrow Wilson turned Mother's Day into a national institution. Yet with its rapidly growing popularity, Anna Jarvis became increasingly upset with its rapid commercialization.

Later in her life, Ms. Jarvis stated that she "wished she would have never started the day because it became so out of control." As stated in the MSNBC article, "before she died in 1948, she protested at a Mother's Day celebration in New York, and was arrested for disturbing the peace."

As you watch the beautiful video below, consider letting go of the commercialization and stepping back into the pure spirit and intention upon which Mother's Day was originally founded. What better way to honor our mothers and the founder of Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtzAwo1HU2w

Read the text of an early call for Mother's Day in the proclamation below. And as you celebrate Mother's Day this year, consider honoring both Anna Jarvis and your own mother. Notice where you might want to commercialize this special day. Then choose instead to invite back the spirit of its origin as you honor your mother or your own motherhood. And if you are a mother, I wish you a most warm and beautiful Mother's Day. Thanks so much to all mothers for bringing us into this life here and for nurturing and supporting us to shine our light in the world.

With warm wishes for a beautiful Mother's Day to all mothers everywhere,
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Mother's Day Proclamation

Note: The below text was written in 1870 as a reaction to the carnage of the US Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War by Julia Ward Howe.

Again, in the sight of the Christian world, have the skill and power of two great nations exhausted themselves in mutual murder. Again have the sacred questions of international justice been committed to the fatal mediation of military weapons. In this day of progress, in this century of light, the ambition of rulers has been allowed to barter the dear interests of domestic life for the bloody exchanges of the battle field.

Thus men have done. Thus men will do. But women need no longer be made a party to proceedings which fill the globe with grief and horror. Despite the assumptions of physical force, the mother has a sacred and commanding word to say to the sons who owe their life to her suffering. That word should now be heard, and answered to as never before.

Arise, then, Christian women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or of tears! Say firmly: We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.

We, women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country, to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs. From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with our own. It says: Disarm, disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence vindicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war, let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of council.

Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them then solemnly take council with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace, man as the brother of man, each bearing after his own kind the sacred impress, not of Caesar, but of God.

In the name of womanhood and of humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women, without limit of nationality, may be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient, and at the earliest period consistent with its objects, to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.

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Selacia: Wesak Blessings - Next New Energy Threshold

Wesak Blessings - Next New Energy Threshold

a message from Selacia

Thursday, 10 May, 2018  (posted 11 May, 2018)

The weekend's Wesak is the next in a series of new energy thresholds humanity must move through in the global awakening process. Everyone is impacted, even if unconscious to energy and the long process of awakening underway. Most likely you are feeling this, and moving through a number of life changes now. Continue reading to better understand what this means in general, the blessings involved, and what's important to know now.   


As a reminder, we move through energy thresholds that call for choosing what we want - for ourselves and for the planet. You've been through a number of them already. Each time you are facing a new crossroad - needing to choose how you go forward. That usually involves a series of choices.

Big Choices Being Made  

A big choice for all of humanity now relates to how people are living together on the Earth - with one another and with other living things. It's about how people are caring for the Earth - not only for now but for future generations to come. 


It's about people revisiting what is important to them as they make choices, respond to others, and set goals for the future.


In a simple sense, it involves taking a deeper look at the life foundation each person has in place - and making adjustments as needed so that the eternal and big picture are factored in. Blessings occur during this process - sometimes subtle and not recognized as such until later, and other times quite obvious and immediately appreciated. 

Knowing What Needs To Change 

It's not always simple to discern what needs to change in one's life. Know the feeling? 


An initial part of the process to take a deeper look can be catalyzed by frustration, a romantic breakup, a stuck feeling,  a sense of boredom, some element of life not working like it worked before, or even a sudden seemingly random event. Dreams often give clues.  


Indeed, the energies of this Wesak season are the impetus for a new and deeper look at values and what people feel is important in the long term.  To be sure, humanity is at a crossroads on many levels, and without a personal and collective deeper look, the Earth is at a crucial precipice. I speak more about that in "Earth's Pivotal Years."  


Issues involving values are now front-and-center in society. Norms are being challenged, justices brought out into the light for healing, and power abuses coming out of the shadows. 

The Role of Women 

One of the biggest power abuses now coming center stage involves women. For so long, women were objectified, dishonored, and denied opportunities. In the year 2018, the world is waking up to the positive power of women. In my "Predictions 2018" I address this and related themes of this year, helping with an understanding of what's unfolding - and your role, whether you are male or female. 
The issue of women is more than women's rights and women's role in society so long dominated by men.

Return of the Divine Feminine 

The bigger picture involves a return of the Divine Feminine energy to the Earth.


For humanity to awaken and the planet to ascend, it's essential that the Divine Feminine be fully restored.  One way this happens is on an individual level as people awaken and begin to balance their male-female energies.


Each person houses both a Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine. Each is necessary for self-realization, balance, wholeness, and full enlightenment. 


Because of events unfolding across the planet now - waking people up to the need for including feminine principles in all things -2018 can be a very big turning point for the Earth.


In some places like the US, this weekend people celebrate Mother's Day. Consider for a moment the importance of this. Without mothers, there would be no children. You would not have been born. 
This half of the population births into being the new generations that will continue humanity's enlightenment progress and ability to join with others in the cosmos.

You as a Cosmic Being

You are human, but you are also cosmic. You come form the stars after all. You are either male or female, but an an inner level, you naturally house both qualities.


A planet such as Earth that can bring feminine principles of compassion and cooperation into human interactions is a place with the higher consciousness needed to be full partners with other evolved beings across the cosmos. 


This is your destiny. To fulfill this is an important part of your path.


Those who master the housing of both Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine qualities become whole beings. The Divine Feminine is not weak and quiet. Expressing this energy involves empowerment - speaking up for truth, social justice, and fairness. 


It is a caring, tempered energy - but also very strong and fiery in ways that precipitate beneficial social change.

Divine Changemaker Role 

As you read this, you likely feel the call to embody these qualities and to be the powerful divine changemaker you are meant to be this life. 


At this Wesak, then, put yourself in the vicinity of others focused on these principles and the overall path of enlightenment. Invite a knowing of the blessings you already have, and how you can be an increasing blessing to the world. Accept your power to change the world to the loving one you want. Trust that the universe will respond and that you are loved more than you know.  


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Copyright 2018 by Selacia - a globally known writer, DNA intuitive healer, spiritual teacher, and the creator of The Divine Changemakers * All Rights Reserved * http://selacia.com * Feel free to share these articles with your friends and post to your blog or website as long as you include this entire copyright notice, with link back to website, and the full article text.

Happy Mother's Day and Many Blessings to all mothers!

Where would we be without you? <3

Mothers are our most powerful teachers: Mother’s Day 2015 By Jennifer Hoffman | Enlightening Life + Enlightening Life Radio Show

Mothers are our most powerful teachers ~ by Jennifer Hoffman

"It was Mother's Day on Sunday and I had a nice time with my mother, the photos are on my Facebook page. I had to do a lot of forgiveness, release, and acceptance to make it possible for me to do that, and I  know it's something many of you share. How do we reconcile our need for love, validation, value, and acceptance with what we received from our mother? How can we resolve our feelings around our mothering so w can be happy? Our mother is our most significant karmic partner, who often teaches us our greatest life lessons in the most painful ways.

This week's message includes a letter I wrote to my children, one that I wish  my mother could have written to me. While I began my parenting path determined to be different from my mother, I found out that it wasn't always possible. I thought I would 'never' repeat my mother's behavior and yet, at times I found myself being just like her. But I did my best, which I wanted them to understand. I did succeed, as many of you have, in being a different kind of parent than I had, which was the objective of our lessons, to heal, transform, and evolve into more powerful and loving parents to our children.

I hope you had a wonderful mother's Day and whether your mother is living or not, whether you have a relationship or have disowned her, accept her as she was, know that she wasn't capable of anything else, no matter how much you wish she could have been, and forgive her and yourself so you can live without anger or regret, which only serve to limit your joy. 
 

Many blessings,"

Jennifer Hoffman
Author, Intuitive Energy Master, Life Innovation Strategist
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Mothers are our most powerful teachers: Mother’s Day 2015
By Jennifer Hoffman | Enlightening Life
May 11, 2015
http://enlighteninglife.com/mothers-day-2015/

It is Mother’s Day today in the US, a day when we celebrate the woman who gave birth to us.  This can be a difficult day for those whose feelings towards their mother are not warm and loving. For many, the mother experience  has been one of their life’s greatest challenges and Mother’s Day serves as a reminder of the kind of mother they didn’t have and wish they did.  We have so many expectations of our mother so when she doesn’t meet them we feel  betrayed, abandoned, and rejected on an exponential level. Mothers play many roles in the lives of their children, on many levels. And we understand those roles when our children are grown and have children of their own.

This week I’m sharing a letter I wrote to my children one Mother’s Day. Writing it helped me resolve my feelings around my parents, as well as speak to my children about how I felt, at times, that I wasn’t always the ‘perfect mother’ that I thought I would be. I always thought that I would be a ‘better’ mother than the one I had but, as I found out, there were complications in a role that was not always easy to define and I also had to do things that they interpreted as unkind or unloving. While I did my best, that didn’t always mean that they would appreciate my efforts or me, or that they would see that I really did have their best interests at heart.

While there is no excuse for abuse or some of the truly awful things that some mothers do to their children, there is a much larger karmic and energetic relationship at work in being a mother, which is the most significant connection that we can make with another human. There is a lot of karma involved in a mother relationship, as well as potential for great healing and transformation. When we get stuck in the emotions, anger, and regret, we lose sight of the healing and transformational potential.

Our mothers introduced us to a variety of energies and uses of power that we had to learn to overcome. Not by being angry with our mother, but by finding our way out of the disempowerment that they taught us, which was the source of our lessons in empowerment. We challenged them on every level and often rejected them, instead of learning the lesson so we could become more of what we wanted and knew was right for us. Where we have succeeded in creating more joy, love, and peace in our lives than they had in theirs was the purpose of the lessons we learned through them. Our mothers are often our greatest teachers, who present us with our most powerful life lessons, often through our most painful challenges which force us to dig deeply within ourselves to find the love we think they should have given us ‘because they are our  mother’.

On Mother’s Day you do not have to pretend your mother was the sweet, kind, loving mother that the media portrays. But try to accept that whatever she did was the best that she could do, find forgiveness and compassion for her, no matter what your circumstances. Acceptance is one of our more challenging life lessons, and it means that we must learn to see people as they are, and not as we wish they could be or think they can be. We each chose our parents for the lessons they could help us learn, for what we needed to overcome so we could become the highest expression of our own energy. We have succeeded in mothering our children differently than we were mothered, which was our objective in choosing our mother and we have learned to be happy and find our own joy, in spite of the pain we have suffered.  And that is our victory, which we can celebrate every day, and on Mother’s Day. To all of the mothers out there, happy Mother’s Day.

A Mother’s Day Letter to My Children

Each Mother’s Day brings me back to the day you entered my life, the awe I felt when I looked at the miracle of a new life, and the responsibility I knew I had undertaken in choosing to become your mother. No one could have prepared me for the joy, pain, tears, laughter, fear, and most of all, the love that I would experience on this journey. Every day of your life I wondered whether I was doing the right thing, would my best be good enough, and how my choices and decisions would impact the rest of your life.

I know that there were times when you didn’t like or approve of me. There were times when you were angry with me, when harsh words were spoken and apologies were slow to follow. There were times when I had to say ‘no’ and see the disappointment on your face but I had to stand my ground because, as I learned, motherhood is not a popularity contest. In these situations you saw me as standing in your way but I was merely trying to keep the path clear for you. You had no idea how permanent some choices are and how much damage can be done to your life in an instant. Some things cannot be undone, some choices are irreversible and have life-long consequences. It was my job to know these things for you and to guide you to learning how to make powerful choices, and to create consequences you could live with.

Each of your disappointments broke my own heart because I wanted to protect you from those things. But I knew that you had to learn through your own experiences and while I grieved silently for you, all I could do was remind you that you deserved the love, and validation you wanted and while you had it from me, you had to create it within yourself so you could eventually have it from others too.

When you looked to me for support, it was there for you, even though I often had no one to support me. Many times I had to be brave for you, even though I was scared on the inside and I longed for someone to be brave for me. When you needed love from me, you always had as much as you wanted, or would receive, even though I often felt unloved in my life. It was my job to give to you from whatever resources I could muster, without making you aware that my life was not always fun, easy, or wonderful. You never saw me afraid or sad or lonely but I lived with those emotions too and  my joy often came from the pride I had in you and in your accomplishments.

You don’t know that I sat up with you when you were sick, listening for each breath, praying you to wellness. You probably were not aware that you were in my thoughts, every moment of every day, that I prayed for you, sent you strength and love, and tried to create the best outcomes for you, in every situation. When you were in trouble I supported you, even if that meant making difficult choices that you rejected me for because I sometimes had to point out that you were on the wrong path, and let you live with the consequences of your choices.

I knew that eventually you would understand that in all things, I loved you and wanted you to be safe, secure, happy, and to feel loved. Sometimes that meant keeping you at home when you wanted to go out, making you learn about consequences when you would have preferred to be with your friends, or giving you advice that you didn’t want to hear, in ways that you didn’t want to hear it.

Although I tried to show you my best side, I know that there were times when I was impatient, thoughtless, and inconsiderate. I tried to be a better parent than my own and at times, to my dismay, I found myself repeating their behavior. You will understand these things when you have children of your own.

I want you to know that everything I did, as your mother, was the best that I was capable of then and that no matter how much you think I failed you, or I think that I failed, I always did the best that I could. Sometimes I look back and wish that I had known more, been more aware, less scared, and more at peace. There are things I wish I had done differently but we chose each other and the path we would walk together. Being your mother has been a great joy in my life and I love you and am proud of the person you have become. I hope that whatever you think I did wrong you can forgive me for because I never did anything to deliberately hurt you. And I have learned, over the years, to forgive myself. The thing I hope you remember me for is the love, support, and caring that were always yours, whether you wanted them or not. I love you with all my heart and no matter where life takes us, you will always be the child I brought into the world, who chose me to be their mother, and walk that path with you.

I love you always,

Mom

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It's Wednesday, and episode #353 of the Enlightening Life Radio Show, airs live at 8PM US Central time tonight.

Tonight we're talking about mother energy, energy boundaries, why you should not try to heal others (and what happens to your energy when you do), the BIG thing that is coming up, and more.

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