I spent last night in a feverish sweat, fighting off some bug, and when I had a clear thought through the haze, all I thought about was Mommy, nursing me when I was sick as a child. She would bring her pyramid pillow to prop me up in bed, and open the tray with foldable legs in front of me, so I could drink chicken soup and eat toasted rice. When I had migraines, she would sit in the shadows of my bedroom, massaging my feet and hands, murmuring soft, healing encouragement, even though any other noise would cause me to throw up.
Hands down, the worst part of growing up is not having Mommy to nurse me through my illnesses, regardless of how attentive and capable Brujo is, or anyone else who has tended to me, for that matter. Mommy’s hands are healing, not just because she is Mommy, but in my case, especially because she is.
I am feeling better now, and grateful. Grateful, for all those times Mommy knew what would comfort me, even before I did.
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January 23, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Me haces llorar… ahora nosotras somos las mamis
January 23, 2013 at 7:26 pm
Qué lindo saber que estás allí. Y sí, ahora somos las mamis.
January 23, 2013 at 2:44 pm
I too had a night of vomiting and diarrhea and feel very physically week however I am blessed that I have Shakti here to hold the space of care. I noticed in hindsight that I am very independent and find it difficult to receive care however in this event I had to surrender as my bodies actions were uncontrollable.
I felt nursed from my beloved Shakti and I remembered that my mother would hold that space similarly and it felt comforting. I also noticed that the virus which entered my body was violently rejected by my body and this has weakened my recovery. A tough way to loose weight I must say
Thanks for sharing,
Love and Light …. Satyam
January 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm
I hope you are feeling better! I understand where that independent feeling can come from, but I really prefer to be tended to. It doesn’t help when Brujo pulled his back and needs nursing, too! I’m better, though, for all the Mommy care I was remembering and yearning for. And I am feeling really grateful that it’s been over a decade since I had my last migraine!
Feel better, and lose your weight in the healthiest way, if you need to.
February 1, 2013 at 12:51 pm
I was thinking the same thing when experiencing the flu the past few day…hope you are feeling better as well =)
February 1, 2013 at 1:24 pm
I am better, and I take it you are, too. That’s enough illness for a good, long time, I would say!