Hello, my name is Jennifer and I am a mother of 5 beautiful children and yes I do have my hands full most of the time! Being a mom has been a wonderful journey so far, watching my children grow and learn is truly a gift that I am thankful for in so many ways!
Yet, after seeing my mother-in-law going thru a debilitating illness I began to wonder how could this happen to such a good woman? And it wasn't very hard to see what went wrong...Senorina has 9 children, in her mid-50's now, she still has a preteen and a daughter's family at home. She definately is the image of a self-less woman because she gave her whole life to her children, family, and home. It is sad because I know that as she deteriorates, her family is too for she has been the hub of everyones' lives. I think of all the years she could still have if only she would have slowed down to take some time to care for herself.
This is a sad story, I know, but it gave me a chance to reflect on my life and it was scary to see that I was heading in the same direction. Then I looked at the women around me, in the world and on this site, and I see that many other women are doing the same thing to themselves as we speak. Giving all of themselves to their family and careers without getting something for themselves along the way. I also saw that shortly after my second child came was when I started to feel like something inside of me was dying, that life just wasn't as wonderful as before and I then realized that it was my "self" that I have lost my connection with. Since then I have been on a mision to reconnect with who I am that is beyond the role of mother.
I have since found that it is extremely important that we learn to love ourselves and take care of our needs in order for us to be healthy, fully-functioning women and mothers. Every woman deserves the chance to deepen their connection with themselves! So congratulate yourself for moving in a positive direction by finding this group...in this moment you are on the right track, keep it up! For those of you who have been on this path for some time and are more knowledgable, don't feel like you are showing off, but share all you can with your fellow women because you never know how many lives you will touch by opening up!
Again, Welcome to ALL on this self-defined journey of Back to Center!
Everyone says that things happen for a reason or that god will lead you on the path that He wishes you to be on.......I have to say that I feel like I have been lead to this group, several months a go I went to the doctor for a check up and to see if I could get the vericois veins on my legs removed. my legs had been burning for nearly three years (since I got pregnant with my son)the women in my family all have horrible veins and I just assumed that was what it was. I have always had oproblems with my nerves ( I twitch and shake) and a few other things. Anyway when I went to the doctor he said that the burning was not my veins and that I may have MS (I have a family history of it), so the testing began and after several rounds of tests,x-rays and MRI's I was diagnosed with Severe Degenerative Disc Disease. DDD is basically a dibilitating form of arthritis where the discs in between your vertibrea flattens and eventually disinigrates, this causes the nerve endings to butt up against your spine and causes the loss of motor function, muscle control and other things...... It is not MS and I am thankful for it but I am 28 years old and will eventually have a back that will need to be fused. This was a wake up call to me and I will have to change my life completely for it. I guess I am thankful for learning about it now and not later so that I can try to slow down the degeneration but it is definately hard. thanks for listening
I agree that sometimes God leads us down paths that are sometimes unpleasant to be on as he wishes us to totally lean on him. Sometimes we live our lives to fast not able to slow down and celebrate what is really important...God, you, your family, health,love,peace. These things our immeasurable and often times taken for granted....I wish you much peach as you find your way Back to Center!
Thank you Yvonne for being authentic to our fellow women! These types of interactions are exactly what I hoped for when this group was started! With your insight, the foundation that it is being built upon is stronger!
