Our society spends a lot of time looking at the crap in the world (one reason I no longer watch the news) but the editorial board here at PersistentIllusion wants to know what is right with the world.
We know that the-whole-world-is-suffering ideology is a very persistent illusion.
So, please, tell me about someone in your life who made a beautiful difference - a positive impact. No limits! It could be man or woman, mother or father, wife, husband, teacher, sibling, friend, or random stranger. You can share more than one person, if you like.
Or tell me about something you did to make a change in someone else’s life. Or maybe you’re a mom and you just want to talk about how awesome your children are!
Bare your soul, share your joy, and get some positivity off of your chest!
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May 9, 2008 at 12:06 pm
thedailydish
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there! Put your feet up on Sunday and let yourself be pampered for once. No arguments.
I wish I was going to be w/ my own mommy, but I did get to give her a present in person when we were together in Iowa. Which was great. I feel privileged that I had such a wonderful role model growing up. A mom who is not only beautiful inside & out, but one amazingly smart cookie, and one of the hardest workers I’ve ever known.
Thank you, Mom, for showing me how things should be done. For never taking the easy route. For instilling in me compassion, discipline and an ethical outlook on life. And for always making me laugh. I love you.
May 9, 2008 at 3:26 pm
persistentillusion
Someone who made a positive impact in my life was my mentor. He was originally the teacher for the tweens at my church, and then he became the teacher for the teens.
At first he was my mentor and over the years he became one of my best friends. He never judged me, always supported me 100%, and would pick up the phone at 3am if I needed to talk or was in trouble.
This man walked me down the aisle at my wedding.
There is no way I can express the absolute gratitude I have for his being in my life; I would not be the same person I am, nor would I have done so well.
So thank you, Greg, for being completely supportive of me – even when I was an asshat teenager dealing with major stuff.
May 9, 2008 at 4:20 pm
connie
Nurturing comes in many forms and from many people. I have been blessed to have several “moms” in my life. From the friend who talks to me at 3:00 a.m. to a “mom” teaching a 5 year old how to bake cookies.
No one is truly “childless” – we all nurture someone or many someones.
May 9, 2008 at 6:00 pm
marlajayne
Great idea for a post. Wish I’d thought of it. Since Mother’s Day is fast approaching, I have two mothers in mind I’d like to “toast” who have had lots of positive influence in my life. The first is my own mother and the second is one of my daughters whom I teasingly call “Little Mama.”
My mother died in in October of 2000, and not a day goes by without thoughts of her. She was a strong, beautiful, hard working, classy Southern lady, and she tried her best to instill virtues of gratitude, kindness, honesty, and all the other good stuff into her four children. When her grandchildren arrived, she loved them fiercely. Just a couple of weeks ago, Connie and I went to see Oklahoma, and there sat some of my mother’s friends; it was great to see and hug them and to know that all of us were having loving thoughts of the same great gal.
My little daughter Carrie is the mother of my three grandchildren, and she is the consummate mother: patient, fun, creative. She takes time with each child, plans fabulous parties, cooks gourmet meals, makes and sticks to chore charts, teaches manners right along with colors and shapes, and takes time out to dance, dance, dance with any and all of her “cutie patooties” who want to dance. She has her “finger on the pulse” of her children’s needs, anxieties, and dreams, and I hope her little family does something really special for her Sunday and every day.
May 9, 2008 at 9:10 pm
persistentillusion
“…and takes time out to dance, dance, dance with any and all of her “cutie patooties” who want to dance.”
:heart melting:
I hope I’m like that as a mom.