A New Little Joy
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006I am back from a wonderful vacation in Misawa, Japan. I was there visiting my son and his family. I welcomed my new grand daughter, Aubrey Ann, into this world. It is amazing what joy one can have by holding a new baby. I kept repeating to myself, “What a gift!”
We all start our whole, perfect, and complete just like my little Aubrey. I believe the reason babies look angelic is because they know they are whole, perfect, and complete and no one has told them anything else. They also understanding they are part of a whole and not separate. As I held her I could feel the joy that she is and she brought out the joy in me. Life is really a miracle!
I believe when a child is born we all hold hope and love for this wonderous being. As I watched Aubrey sleep, I could really sense her perfection. I said to myself - she is going to grow up and want approval from her love ones like everyone else. She is going to teach her parents that - “She is going to do what she is going to do and she won’t do what she won’t do!” She will also teach her parents and love ones to - “Mind their own Business”. And just love her. She will have heartaches and become stronger because of them. She will discover that this world can sometimes be a scary place but with the support of her love ones- she can let go of the fear and be all she can be! She will want to control her world but then realize that she only controls her response to her world. Right now Aubrey knows she is limitless- my prayer for her is that she always remembers that.
As I held my little angel- I remembered at one time I was someone’s little angel- whole, perfect, and complete. Tears ran down my face because I had forgotten that I was that little perfect soul. It took be 52 years to really remember that I am a gift to this world and to connect to that place.
Thank you Aubrey- Grandma is still learning.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there!!