I was reading an email from my long lost friend where she said she caught up with another friend recently who told her a story about a memory of my friend’s father. It was such a touching story and one that this woman had kept dear for over three decades. It is what I hope to do with my own mother. The other day, a friend called early in the morning and asked how mom is doing and said, “I love your mother, Rachel. She is so witty and sweet. I hope the best for her.”
Today’s reading from the Tao te Ching is #6:
The Tao is called the Great Mother;
empty yet inexhaustible,
it gives birth to infinite worlds.It is always present within you.
You can use it any way you want.
And so it is, another friend wrote inquiring about my mother and yet another, all saying the same thing, fond memories of how beautiful and kind and sweet my mother was to them. I think I most want to convey that to the medical staff at the hospital – looks are deceiving, there is more to her than you know.