Universal affection

byMKearns

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6 years ago

Mother's day is the most revered day for relatives celebrated globally. There are more mothers day posts here today than any other topic. It is also the most revered holiday in recognition of a relative in the immediate family. It is beautiful to see the global love involved in everyone's maternal connection.

A mother's love is central to every family. It has brought a lot of joy in my family today. A time of strengthening relationships from the core of a family outward. I can remember when my mom passed at the grand age of 96. I had an age 90 and an age 95 celebration with her. There was a grand one planned at the century mark in 2010.

Reachable except for an isolated bathtub fall. But she was lucid and happy up to the last hour.

The American tradition of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became a U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization. She spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. The mark of someone who values core ideals. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day traditionally involves presenting moms with cards, flowers and other gifts. Valued attributes of motherhood are placed on prized possessions especially vehicles.

Some of the earliest attributes are associated with the planet especially in the spring where floral and greening renewal predominate.

Here's wishing everyone in this mothering (with conditions) organization a GREAT mothers day!