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Mother : Is it a Person OR a Philosophy

Mother A PERSON or A PHILOSOPHY -----------------------RuH Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the world. Everyone posts pictures of their mothers on social medias and send philosophical, loving messages everywhere. But we also hear all the gruesome stories of mothers harming their offspring and children treating their mothers harshly in the news all the time. So, what are we celebrating really??? a person, an emotion or a philosophy…. a thought swirled in my mind. When we hear the word mother, I am sure our minds are filled with many things, unique to each of us. These thoughts, emotions and memories are simply based on some individual experiences and can sometimes range from pure hatred to unbounding love. So, what essentially is a mother -   is it natures’ instrument of reproduction, an emotional bonding between two individuals or a philosophy by itself. Obviously, my mind wandered to my own childhood then. My parents and extended family cared deeply for me...

Fear only Hurts

Fear only Hurts    --------------- RuH Life for most of us is always a never-ending chain of events and happenings... each affecting and impacting us in multitude of ways. Through our relentless pursuit to find happiness outside of ourselves, we all feel hurt or get hurt many times in our lives and each of us deal with it in different ways. Many take it our outwardly by acting out, exploding, crying and so on. But a person like me, at times too emotional and overly sensitive always implodes. I have had my fair share of ups and downs in my life but I always kept all my hurts inside myself and suffered silently. Never expressing anything with the fear of hurting others. By my core nature I was the mother hen, constantly feeling obligated to take care of any and all people that come my way and never hurt anyone. I always was fearful of conflict and resorted to any means to avoid it. I really did not know how to value myself. I was hurt at times but then f...