Lately, I have realized how valuable my mom's wisdom to me. Meredyth was here last weekend, and asked me for a little advice, and I found my mother's words coming out of my mouth. I can remember her "life lessons" from when I was just a little girl, and I find myself living out those wise lessons in my daily life. They have become so much a part of me, that sometimes I forget where they came from! However, I know they came from Mom when I get a chance to visit with my brother for an extended amount of time and I find he is living his life by those same principles. It's pretty awesome.
I thought it would be great to share some of those ideas here. I don't want to take credit for my mom's wisdom and discernment, but I think I might get a few points for listening to her!
Today, the one I remember most is "You have to do the right thing no matter what anyone else does." Sounds pretty generic, huh? It is harder than you might imagine! When someone close to you is not doing the right thing, it is easy enough to tailor your responses to their behavior. Doing the right thing no matter what is a challenge. But...with the Holy Spirit dwelling within my very self, I find I pretty much can figure out "the right thing". Mom taught me to step back from the emotional part of a situation and just figure out the correct course of action.
I am so grateful for that teaching. It served me well as a teenager, of course, but I find I still use it today. Conflicts arise all the time, and being able to separate myself and look at them from a place of discernment is such a blessing. Thanks, Mom!
More to come......
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She had lots of words of wisdom as do you, Mom! I remember this one well. One of my favorite is "You teach people how to treat you." We are more in control of that than we think.
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