The person who founded Mother’s Day came to regret it.  Anna Jarvis intended the day for us all to honor the mother that gave us birth, and instead it became widely commercialized.  See https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/13/us/mothers-day-anna-jarvis-trnd/index.html

I think giving mom something, flowers and candy, or out to brunch or dinner is nice, but showing you really love and appreciate how much mom means to the family is what’s most important.   Say I love you and appreciate all you do, and I will try to be always the best I can be.   I suspect those words from the heart, or for mother’s that are past as a prayer, are the essence of what mom’s want. Appreciation for their sacrifice and understanding that they want their children to be the best they can be.

Picasso once said that “art is a lie that reveals the truth”

Are we not the same?  Do we hide behind our pride and vanity to avoid risking the truth?  Our frailties’ and ego, and fears of failure keep us from being open about our love and being really the best we can be.

We are truth wrapped in a lie

Our ego, our fears and silly pride

 

Our mothers know and can see

They know the best we can be

 

They’ve held us from moment of birth

They know all of heaven and earth

 

Be thankful for chance to see

The very best we all can be

 

Thank you, my mom and all moms, that want the best of all of us!