SERMONIEMEESTER(es)!

Liewe geesgenote,

Met kleine Madeleine wat sorgvuldig binne my groei, groei ook talle emosies, "worries" en what-if's" in my maag. Hoe gaan my lewe verander - sekerlik gaan sy by ONS aanpas!? Sy gaan 'n vreugde wees op alle terreine, veral slaap en eet en glimlag vir vreemde tannies in die Pick 'n Pay wat koer oor ons pragtige dogtertjie, ek gaan 'n wonderlike ma wees ( ...vertel ek oor en oor myself en weet ek lieg so bietjie...) my lyf gaan weer sy glorie van vroeër gou-gou terug kry ( verseker ek my geliefde!). Geboorte skenk kan tog nie soooo seer wees nie, geswelde borste is tog nie 'n probleem nie, is dit? Krampwater help vir verkoue ook, nê?!

Paniek!

My Bybel oor die volgende 12 maande na haar geboorte ( Hey Baby! The hip new mom's guide that's all about you" deur Sarah Bullen, uitgegee deur Oshun Publishers) herinner my sag dat dit eintelik wonderlik is om vrou te wees...en in my eie woorde "'n seremoniemeester" te word. En vriendinne...vriende, eggenoot, herinner my asb aan die wonder van ma-wees op dag 3 ( en 300!) nadat ek vir 72 uur nie geslaap het nie, seer is waar dit nog nooit so seer was nie, en hormonaal abnormaal is, dat 'n vrou se reis om haar eie potensiaal te ontdek eers begin die dag as sy ma word...en dat ons dit moet vier!

Bullen skryf in haar boek: " Baby showers, matric dances, 21st parties and weddings. In the long journeys of our lives, those are about the only benchmarks we actively mark and celebrate. And how do we do that? Most often with an open bar, store purchased gifts and lots of money. We have lost the simple art of ceremony, of celebrating the transitions in life, of honouring our own journeys as women through our culture and of creating rites of passages. Never is it more needed than when you become a mom. A rite of passage is a simple act you plan, with intent to usher a new energy, stage or idea into your life. "

" Increasing numbers of young women are looking for ceremonies and traditions to create meaning in their own lives and to mark the passage of their growth. They are creating their own ceremonies and starting, for their own families, a legacy of celebration of life that goes beyond Cardies prepackaged messages. Many women are borrowing ceremonies and traditions from religions, others from age-old practices long forgotten, and others are still creating their own"

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Donette