She solves it all!

• Stuck lid on apple sauce
• My jacket's zipper is sticking
• Lost wallet
• Flat bicycle tire
• Growing Pains

My mother was always there and had a solution for everything. She knew everything, had an understanding of everything and knew what to do in every situation to solve it again. Or she knew who to ask for advice to move forward. She always knew someone.

From minor to major inconveniences : Always a tip, a comforting word, a cup of tea. Compassion was and still is. She is bursting with empathy and is always happy that everyone is there again. Cozy together with everyone, everyone is welcome. A delicious meal, a game, a birthday party, Christmas dinner, an Easter tree and a bunch of flowers every now and then. She thinks of everything in good times and bad.

I looked at her and thought: I want to be like that too, but HOW?

Now I am a mother myself.
I wave them goodbye in the morning and help them with their homework in the evening after dinner. They confide their thoughts to me. And me? I sometimes give advice, wisely keep my mouth shut or keep asking questions until they can continue on their own. I can unexpectedly make them happy with small treats and comfort them when they feel down.

I see them , know what's going on in their minds and when to leave them alone. I hope that they will learn to read life more and more easily. They come and sit on the couch with me in the evening and then I can ruffle their hair and I think: This is happiness in life.

I hope I can give them something of what I got from my mother and I hope they pass it on. Not only to their possible children but to everyone who needs it. That it works like an oil slick and that we are all there for each other with a little more thinking, unsolicited advice or as a silent, present force in the background.

It is selfless but with infinite satisfaction.
You also get so many intangible things in return.

For me that is: Mother's Day!