{"id":14885,"date":"2017-04-17T17:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T21:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katrinakenison.com\/?p=14885"},"modified":"2017-04-17T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T21:31:39","slug":"for-the-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/for-the-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"to the mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To the mothers by Katrina Kenison\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4tu3BpKliUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.<\/em> \u00a0~ the Buddha<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span>\u2019ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a mother of grown children. My own two are in their twenties. The lives we all lead today \u2013 in three different parts of the country &#8212; are wildly different from the life we shared under one roof just a few short years ago.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, although my duties have changed dramatically, I\u2019m no less a mother today then I was then. In fact, most days I manage to find some opportunity to bring a bit of maternal energy into the world \u2013 perhaps\u00a0on the other end of the phone with a son, or simply by watering a thirsty houseplant, offering a meal to someone who could use one, or sitting quietly with a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Which makes me think: Aren\u2019t we <em>all<\/em> mothers, whether or not we have biological children of our own? To be fully present for another is, in a spiritual sense, to be a mother.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14889 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katrinakenison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1965-450x338.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><span class=\"dropcap\">E<\/span>ach time we support the dignity, health, and growth of any living being, we are mothering the world within our reach. To be a mother is to nurture life. To be a mother is to love without condition or expectation. To be a mother is to recognize the divinity of all beings, everywhere. To be a mother is to honor the invisible and the intangible \u2013 kindness, humility, tenderness.<\/p>\n<p>More than ever, our broken world is in need of mothers &#8212; mothers of all ages and shapes and sizes, mothers who are both life-giving and life-affirming, mothers who know in their bones\u00a0what it is that we\u2019re really here to do: Take care of each other and of our precious planet.<\/p>\n<p>I made<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4tu3BpKliUk\"> <strong>this video<\/strong><\/a> for all of us moms \u2013 and for the many beings we mother, human and otherwise. It\u2019s my early Mother\u2019s Day gift to you, in honor of all that you are and all that you do. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I loved creating it. (Big thanks \u00a0to my own spiritual daughter, Lauren Seabourne, for putting my words and images together so beautifully.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>And while we&#8217;re on the subject of mothers. . .<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>In honor of Mother\u2019s Day, May 14, I\u2019m offering personalized, signed, gift-wrapped copies of all of my books (some at special discounted rates &#8212; while supplies last). Details below. \u00a0But don&#8217;t delay: deadline for all orders is Tuesday, May 2.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>books!<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">signed, sealed, delivered, they\u2019re yours\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u2013 in time for mother\u2019s day<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14887 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katrinakenison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_2148-450x338.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to order a signed book (or several) for the special moms in your life?<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>It&#8217;s easy.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Here\u2019s how:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foldingguides.com\/books-by-katrina-kenison\/\">Click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Note: This link will brings you to my own landing\u00a0page on my husband\u2019s website, Earth, Sky &amp; Water.\u00a0 Steve sells beautiful posters, note cards, and laminated nature identification guides. And because his business is already all set up to take online orders and fulfill them quickly, he\u2019s kindly offered to handle this special sale\u00a0for me. While you&#8217;re there, feel free to browse his offerings, too.)<\/p>\n<p>2. Want your book(s) personalized?\u00a0Leave instructions for me in the &#8220;ORDER NOTES&#8221; FIELD\u00a0on the <strong>shipping address<\/strong>\u00a0page.\u00a0 Include the book title(s) you&#8217;ve ordered, the name for the inscription,\u00a0and\u00a0any special message you&#8217;d like me to write.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0If there are no instructions,\u00a0I\u2019ll simply sign your\u00a0book(s), gift-wrap them, and have them\u00a0sent to the address specified.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0For Mother\u2019s Day, I\u2019m offering a\u00a0<strong>reduced\u00a0price<\/strong>\u00a0that includes <strong><em>free gift-wrap<\/em><\/strong> by yours truly. Spend <strong>$80<\/strong>\u00a0or more and your <em><strong>shipping is<\/strong><strong> free<\/strong><\/em>. (Use promotional\u00a0code 4JOY\u00a0on the shipping address page.)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14888 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katrinakenison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-15-375x500.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Every copy of my NEW book, <strong>Moments of Seeing<\/strong>, will include a bookmark featuring quotes from the book.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<em><strong>Hurry!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Deadline for all orders is Tuesday, May\u00a02.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child. \u00a0~ the Buddha I\u2019ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a mother of grown children. 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