Another beautiful tribute to your mother and reminder to all of us (I just saw my mother in Italy, and we got one photo together). I especially loved: “ I wonder how Michelangelo was able to get marble to drape and hands to hold.” Magic in rock.
Thank you Karena. This is well-timed. I've been thinking a lot about my mom lately who just turned 87. With some advancing dementia she has been pulling back from more and more of the things she used to do in the world, but seems to be enriching her own spirit in equal measure to the outward withdrawal. She is more and more full of joy and expressed love and gratitude. It's inspiring to watch.
My mom wrote a book about 4 years ago about kindness that I helped her to promote, but she is so not a marketer or promoter and along with her decline she has let the whole project go. Because I built and managed the website for her that was featuring her book and some articles by her, I just got a message that it was up for renewal. So I called my mom to ask if she wanted to let the site expire, and she said yes, that she wasn't ever going to do anything with it.
But when I went to cancel the account, I realized it's so much the essence of my mom that I decided to move the account over to my name, put it on my credit card, and keep it live for now, just in honor of who I know my mom to be.
Here is a link to her site in case anyone is interested in visiting it.
Any messages or notes sent through the site will still reach her for now, and knowing that her message has reached or touched or helped anyone makes her week.
My mom's no longer with us. But one of my favorite pictures I have is of her in her pumpkin costume (a bright orange bean bag chair that met it's demise). Cherish the photos and the memories.
Another beautiful tribute to your mother and reminder to all of us (I just saw my mother in Italy, and we got one photo together). I especially loved: “ I wonder how Michelangelo was able to get marble to drape and hands to hold.” Magic in rock.
Rick, Alissa, and Karena - you are all, as Alissa says “magic in rock”. All three magnificent embodiments of your mothers. As am I.
I plan to tell my mom that she’s magic in rock when I see her next week. She’s still living but 98% gone, with Alzheimer’s.
❤️
Such a heartfelt post, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Karena. This is well-timed. I've been thinking a lot about my mom lately who just turned 87. With some advancing dementia she has been pulling back from more and more of the things she used to do in the world, but seems to be enriching her own spirit in equal measure to the outward withdrawal. She is more and more full of joy and expressed love and gratitude. It's inspiring to watch.
My mom wrote a book about 4 years ago about kindness that I helped her to promote, but she is so not a marketer or promoter and along with her decline she has let the whole project go. Because I built and managed the website for her that was featuring her book and some articles by her, I just got a message that it was up for renewal. So I called my mom to ask if she wanted to let the site expire, and she said yes, that she wasn't ever going to do anything with it.
But when I went to cancel the account, I realized it's so much the essence of my mom that I decided to move the account over to my name, put it on my credit card, and keep it live for now, just in honor of who I know my mom to be.
Here is a link to her site in case anyone is interested in visiting it.
https://www.smilingatstrangers.net/
Any messages or notes sent through the site will still reach her for now, and knowing that her message has reached or touched or helped anyone makes her week.
Rick, Alissa, and Karen’s - you are all, as Alissa says “magic in rock”. All three magnificent embodiments of your mothers. As am I.
I plan to tell my mom that she’s magic in rock when I see her next week. She’s still living but 98% gone, with Alzheimer’s.
❤️
Karena- sorry for the misspelling! Autocorrect got me!
Haha James! Spell check gets me regularly too ... hence Tilt the Future as my podcast, website and newsletter name. Less confusion.
+1 on this comment, James.
I agree, we have been blessed to have the mothers we have.
My mom's no longer with us. But one of my favorite pictures I have is of her in her pumpkin costume (a bright orange bean bag chair that met it's demise). Cherish the photos and the memories.
So beautiful, Karena <3