Happy Sunday Everyone:
Happy Mother’s Day to all of those amazing moms out there!
Kim and I were driving yesterday, and I asked about Sunday Thoughts for today and what I had said last year. She pulled it up and read it. In all honesty, I considered reposting it because I don’t think I could come up with a different set of words to describe how incredible moms are, but I also figured that would be a little lame on my part considering how incredible moms are. You deserve more than a refresh.
Another thing that happened while I was driving is “Don’t Blink” started playing on Pandora right after Kim read last year’s thoughts (yes, I still listen to Pandora). I realized at that moment this is the first Mother’s Day without our beloved Tina on our team. She was the ultimate mom. Single mom. Adopted Maya from Venezuela at birth. Passed away leaving her completely dialed in for her future. A blueprint of love, grit, sacrifice, and toughness.
I think about my own mom, 82 years old, shutting the bar down Friday night at our club with new friends. She misses my dad every single day but keeps fighting forward and continues to live versus shutting down only remembering yesterday. I think about the regard Jack and Thomas hold for Kim because of what she has represented in their lives. It’s awesome to witness.
This will probably sound over the top, but I mean it down to my core. I started going through the moms in my life that I interact with every single day. Every mom on our team. Every mom I work with inside our company. Every mom that is a business partner of ours. I see each face. I consider each story. I think about what each one has gone through to get to where they are, and I sit back in admiration.
I’m only realizing this as I write, but as I go through this list of moms in my head, every single one of them is a “because of” mom versus an “in spite of” mom. I can’t think of a single one that would fit in the “bad mom” box. Every single one of their kids would view them as a massive asset in their lives if I asked them. I’m certain of this.
Last year I chose the word “selfless” to describe the moms I know. I wanted to pick a different word this year, but the definition is too perfect in its description: “often sacrificing their own comfort, time, or benefit to help or care for someone else without expecting anything in return.”
I understand not all moms are created equal, but the ones I know, love, and respect are deserving of a day where they sit back and are thanked for taking the most important job in history seriously.
Have an amazing Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!!