Mother’s Day – women find self-worth within

This week's blog is from colleague, Wendy Margolese, from Ontario, Canada.

The life of a 21st century mother is not quite like her ancestors. She has become a master of multi-tasking - juggling children, parents, job and home. A life on overdrive.

Many women face stress and strain from all the responsibilities and expectations.  It seems women are losing a sense of themselves - their identity - in all the hype of the perfect Mother/CEO/Employee/Wife.

Even über-successful women like Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, and Arianna Huffington, Editor in Chief Huffington Post Media Group, question what it means to be successful in both business and personal lives.

Research shows that people are feeling disillusioned and worse off about their health and well-being when either some material object they thought worth acquiring, or the next benchmark of success, did not equate to a greater feeling of happiness or satisfaction.  Somewhat like the hamster on the wheel.

There is a need to change the foundation on which we base our success - emotional, physical and spiritual - in this environment.

Women are quickly finding out that you can’t do it all by yourself.   Having help along the way in the form of a spouse, family member or mentor is one step.  But is there an even more important, individual element that can consistently fuel the whole of your being?  

There is.

Finding an innate sense of self-worth that can inspire, restore and sustain all activities is crucial to improving your health and well-being in a demanding world.  Scientific findings,and the personal experience of many women, increasingly validate the ancient counsel to pray and connect to divine wisdom and vitality – as the foundation on which to build better-balanced lives and healthier bodies. 

The Master Christian promised this inner wisdom to us: ‘Do not fear…it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.’ An article I once read expounded on this promise. It said:

“Your Father’s good pleasure is:

Meeting your need

Ordering your steps

Treasuring your worth

Healing your hurt

Exalting your purpose

Redeeming your soul

Inspiring your trust

Nurturing your growth; in short

Giving you the Kingdom."

In short, MOTHERING you!

If that’s what drawing on this innate wisdom can do, it counters all the stressful “strive and thrive” memos mothers get these days.  It ushers in a welcome “restore and flourish”message.

Wendy Margolese is a self-syndicated columnist and writes regularly on the relationship between thought, spirituality and health, and trends in that field.  She is the media liaison for Christian Science in Ontario.  Contact her atOntario@compub.org. Follow on Twitter: @wmargolese