Mother's Day Edition- From seed ---> tree

Mothers Day,
     An interesting and unique day in which we give honor to those who gave life to us.This is a day in which we show our mom's how much we love them, whether they are in this world or have passed on. I would like to provide a brief look into the past and depths of what has made this a national day to revere. Bear with me, as we reach our hands into the soil of the past and tug at the roots of this deeply planted tree. . .

     Mother's Day can be traced back as far as the early Egyptian and ancient Roman era's. The early Egyptians once held annual festivals and celebrations for The Goddess Isis ( who was considered to be the Mother of the pharaohs ) She would end up saving her son from a destined slaughter and also play a key role in uniting Egypt under its very first leader, whom was her son Horus. 
     
     Now we speed up towards the age of the ancient Romans and the Greeks. Both Romans and Greeks would have quite a few deities, but one of the most revered would be the Phrygian goddess Cybele and Greek Goddess Rhea. They both stem from each other, but are nonetheless regarded as the Mother of most of the major deities including Zeus. This practice would include many mother goddess festivals,games, arts and crafts, and traditions such as eating honey cakes and giving flowers in the morning. This kindness would end up spreading across the Asia minors first and eventually reach Rome where it would be carried on for many years. Eventually throughout time, the christian churches would grab a hold of this celebration. . . and well.., the rest would become history. . .


- - - My 2 Cents- - -
 
     Honestly, we must be doing something right. Forget all the politics and forget all our differences.
Forgive all the wars and our day to day problems. The roots from this Mothers Day tree have grown beyond the thousands of years we have come to inherit this earth. The point being, Over a thousand years have gone by, and even more before that and no matter what, we have always honored the women in our lives who gave us life. We have always stopped for 1 day a year, and turned to our Mothers to show them that we love them for caring enough, thick and thin, to always being there for us. On this very day, we are there for them!

   Tell your mom that you love them, give them a hug, and be grateful for another year to spend with them. Also . . . never forget those that have passed.  

    Happy Mother's Day!



  
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