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The new 37-year-old CEO of Yahoo has recently disclosed her pregnancy, igniting a firestorm surrounding the topic of midlife motherhood and the conundrum for women working in a male-dominated industry. Read more in:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jul/17/yahoo-ceos-pregnancy-reignites-a-perennial
by Rachel Snyder
There comes a time when it is no longer enough
to seek out the transformative life.
There comes a time to listen deeply and to say Yes!
to the faintest inklings of your heart.
That is the time when you become a creator in your own right.
When you answer the Call without reservation and with fulsome heart. […]
1. Babies Gave Them Their Name
In English she’s mom; in Mandarin Chinese, mama. To Spanish kids, she’s mama too, though with slightly different accents on the syllables. “Mom” is translated as mamma in Iceland, ma in punjabi, em in Hebrew and me in Vietnamese. Read more at LiveScience:
http://www.livescience.com/20256-5-amazing-facts-motherhood.html
by Rachel Snyder
Frustration has its place. It can create sufficient pressure to push you to a point where you know that you won’t take it anymore. Managed properly, the energy of frustration can provide high-octane fuel to propel you into healthier new directions. What frustrates you most? If you’re frustrated that they don’t listen to you, maybe you’re not speaking as clearly as you believe. If your frustration comes from a sense of being pulled in every direction, maybe it’s a message that you’re not attending to your center. When you feel a growing sense of frustration around the heavy burden you think you have to carry, chances are good you’re finally ready to lighten up and share the load. Frustration can be the spark that ignites a smoldering fire. Listen to the story your frustration is trying to tell you. Blow off a little steam and you can use frustration well.
by Rachel Snyder
The journey of mothering is like no other
and it’s all too easy to get lost in it.
Right now, set a conscious intention
to carry every bit of who you are into your role as a mother.
Promise yourself that you will embrace your shortcomings and your missteps
and will never beat yourself up for doing the very best you can.
Once you settle into being your authentic self,
you cannot help but become a one-of-a-kind, original, remarkable mom.
Don’t compare yourself with any other mother you know,
including your own.
Your genuine mothering path will have a feel and flavor and tone
that are yours and yours alone
and it just may open you up in new and unexpected ways.
You may be happy and sad – all in the same day.
You may find yourself more creative, more expressive, more loving.
Other times you might feel angry and sometimes, yes,
you may very well be afraid.
Take these opportunities to know yourself more deeply.
Consider what feels right for you
as well as for your child.
To revel in being a mother,
you must first celebrate the unique and beautiful individual
that you are and always have been.
by Valerie Gillies
“The life of a mother is the life of a child: you are two blossoms on a single branch” – Karen Maezen Miller, Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood
I’m heading out on a road trip tomorrow—a real, week-long one that will take me halfway across this country. Never have done anything like this before. But there’s the matter of this dress, and this young woman who needs to get her car to Houston, and her compulsive mom who has an obsession with putting things in order before she lets go of them. This is hard stuff, much more difficult than I could have imagined, yet somehow exhilarating. Like jumping of a cliff. […]
Researchers have shed light on the possible links between maternal age and autism. While much research has been done to identify potential genetic causes of autism, the new study led by Sven Sandin, of the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and King`s College, London, suggests that non-heritable and environmental factors may also play a role in children`s risk for autism. Read more at: http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/diseases/higher-maternal-age-may-predict-kids-autism-risk_16724.html.