{"id":921,"date":"2016-05-06T06:50:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=921"},"modified":"2016-05-18T00:24:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T04:24:10","slug":"week-86-take-care-of-yourself-especially-on-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=921","title":{"rendered":"Week #86: “Take care of yourself!” (Especially on Mother’s Day)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Take care!” (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n

Week #86 – “Take care of yourself!” (Especially on Mother’s Day)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 8th! \u00a0Last week<\/a>, I polled over 50 REAL MOMS who shared with me what they REALLY want on Mother’s Day (and it isn’t always reservations). \u00a0If you haven’t made plans yet, don’t panic! \u00a0 Read this first<\/a>\u00a0for a list of ideas that you can’t find in a store or restaurant!<\/p>\n

Mother’s Day and Mixed Emotions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of the women I exchanged ideas with reported feeling mixed emotions on Mother’s Day. \u00a0Issues of infertility or infant death, the loss of parents or children at any age, disconnection from living parents or children, disagreements among family members, decline of elderly parents, or disappointments in childhood or childrearing — they all come front and center on a day when it seems like “everyone” else is out celebrating with their perfect and loving families.<\/p>\n

If you feel this way, please know you are not alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many articles circulating about what to do when you can’t, won’t, or don’t\u00a0want to celebrate Mother’s Day. \u00a0The bottom line is this…and it’s in my own mother’s words:<\/p>\n

“Take care of yourself.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are tough words to hear when you feel victimized, bitter, or powerless. \u00a0They’re more like a bed of nails than a soft place to fall — trust me, I know. \u00a0But they are true.<\/p>\n

Because if you won’t take care of you…then who else will?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I said last week<\/a>, many women reported mixed feelings on Mother’s Day. \u00a0Their advice? \u00a0Seek refuge in the comfort of safe friends, the company of like-minded people, or in the things that you really want for yourself and your future!<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the week ahead: “Take care of yourself!” \u00a0<\/strong>Mother’s Day is a great day to remind each of us that “mothering” is an age-old practice. \u00a0And while one woman may be have brought you into this world (and maybe even another brought you up)…all that she taught you, good and bad, instructs how you carry and deliver yourself your entire life! \u00a0If Mother’s Day is a struggle for you — do what you need to do to take care of yourself this year! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And take care of others, too — because everyone needs a mom sometime!<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness —\u00a0share your thoughts in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n

5\/6\/16 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week #86 – “Take care of yourself!” (Especially on Mother’s Day) Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 8th! \u00a0Last week, I polled over 50 REAL MOMS who shared with me what they REALLY want on Mother’s Day (and it isn’t always reservations). \u00a0If you haven’t made plans yet, don’t panic! \u00a0 Read this first\u00a0for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=921"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":933,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921\/revisions\/933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}