Early on, I became aware that my words are valued and heard. My mother taught me this life-changing lesson. Mother. She would tell me the story over and over again, always with my benefit in mind. “When I tell my daughter to do something” She says “Why Mother”. Then I began my search for answers. She would carefully listen to my questions. I could often feel her frustration and amusement. As I asked question after question. Repeatedly asking “Why? But why? but why? Finally, half laughing half serious she would say, “Because Y is a crooked letter”. Temporarily satisfied. I would wander away. To think about how Y might be crooked. It was my search for answers that taught me to be my own judge and decide. I was learning to think. It is my daily practice to reflect on Y. I use it as a strategy to find answers and solutions. This is the power. That’s it. Thank you, Mom!! margiesdaughter.com
