You normally can’t get through a holiday season without remembering those that have passed on, and were so important in your life.
Having lost both of my parents, a holiday does not go by that I don’t think back to how we celebrated in the past, what types of cookies my mother would make, and how the importance of family became so clear.
I don’t think that we have lost that. It just appears that society doesn’t push that agenda. In fact I think that there is so much importance placed on “doing your own thing,” that the concept of working together towards common goals (as a family) is not embraced as it once was.
Whether it is for caring for parents or family in general, the bottom line is that we all need to feel that we matter. That what is required to care for a family member is not drudgery, but an opportunity to show them how much we do care.
Every situation is different. People grow up with a lot of baggage and sometimes can’t find their way out of the bag. The deal is that you have to realize that you are better than any baggage that you have. Sometimes people do the best they can at the time. Do not hold grudges. Be the person that shows how a family should be. Live it…others will follow by example. “Now let’s get going!” xo Sally
