Sunday, April 28, 2013
With Mother’s Day just around the
corner, it’s got me thinking about just how lucky I am to have a
mom like mine. She's taught me countless lessons over the years that
have served me well in my life, but three things in particular stand
out as I look back on my childhood.
Just by being herself, my mom was able
to teach me about the fundamentals of living a healthy and balanced
lifestyle. In fact, I'm sure that I learned more from her example
than I ever did from any text book or university lecture. In one way
or another all moms have something to bring to the table when it
comes to teaching their kids, but today I want to share with you the
three lessons that my mom taught me that will forever make her
awesome!
Lesson #1 – Eat Real Food
When I was a kid I used to beg my mom
to buy me store-bought granola bars, cookies, fruit roll-ups, you
name it, for my lunches at school. You see, my mom always went to the
trouble of making everything from scratch and flat out refused to
feed me anything that came from a package. At the time I wasn't
always appreciative of her home cooking, but as an adult I'm now
fully aware of I just how lucky I really was.
Although it was sometimes a struggle
for her, I'm sure, my mom never wavered in her commitment to feed her
family what I like to call 'real food'. I spent countless hours in
the kitchen with her learning how to cook and about proper nutrition.
In my opinion, this life skill is simply invaluable, and for that I
am forever grateful.
Lesson #2 – Respect the Earth
Yup! My mom is probably one of the main
reasons why I turned out to be the earth loving creature that I am
today. By teaching me the basics of gardening when I was a little
girl she also taught me about the importance of preserving and
respecting the delicate balance of our eco-systems. We also talked a
lot about the environment when I was growing up. I think these
conversations coupled with the gardening really helped me to understand our impact on the earth
as a species and why we need to protect it.
Lesson #3 – Stay Fit & Stay
Healthy
My mom must have spent countless hours
trucking me around from one arena to the next when I was a kid. I was
an avid figure skater from the time I was about five to fifteen years
old, and she never missed a single performance in all those years.
I don’t think anyone ever believed I would be the next Michelle
Kwan or Nancy Kerrigan, but my mom recognized the importance of
physical fitness and made every effort to keep me active when I was
growing up.
Of course I'm my own individual, but in
many ways I owe my mother for guiding me in the right direction and for
setting such a prime example in these three areas. This Mother's Day
I'm hoping to spend some quality time with her and to let her know
just how much I appreciate everything she's done over the years. Thanks Mom!
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