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Sue Ferrera's avatar

Lovely, Patricia!!! 💕

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Patricia Meier's avatar

Thank you my friend. 💞

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Sarah-Jayne Bell's avatar

A beautiful reminder of the power of love, kindness and compassion ~ for self first 💖

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Patricia Meier's avatar

Yes. It is imperative we learn to live ourselves as the spark of the creatir we are.

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Olga Stewart's avatar

Thank you, as I needed to both see and read this today.

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Patricia Meier's avatar

You are most welcome. I know these days are not the same for everyone; social media can make it even more difficult with all the happy gatherings and mushy sentiments everywhere. I want everyone to know they are loved, have value, and that they matter in the world, even if their lives are not some cookie cutter, Hollywood version of perfection. <3

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Allyne Betancourt's avatar

I was one of those children. Many years of healing were required to teach me how to love myself. Only then could I learn to love others. I love the concept of greeting cards that would cover these areas. Now that I'm in my 8th decade, I believe in possibilities-I'll send out this energy and hope someone picks it up.

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Patricia Meier's avatar

Hmmm wouldn’t that be interesting. There are many things I am grateful that my mother taught me, but those cards assume too much.

Perhaps we should created them. Here’s an example:

Mom, you loved me in your own imperfect way. I see you. I understand the life experience you had. I promise you that my children will be raised the way we both deserved.

How about that?

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Allyne Betancourt's avatar

Love that. I'm going to think about this some more. Grateful you brought this up❣️

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Allyne Betancourt's avatar

Beautifully stated. Thank you for the reminder of the variety in our world. ❤

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Patricia Meier's avatar

Yes. Even picking out a card can be difficult for children who were not raised with love.

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