One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Celebrate the Seasons With Traditions

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Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. "Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world."— Susan Lieberman   Traditions have a way of defining a family, provide stability and give hope. They are especially important for woking moms who spend so much time working to provide for their family that they may miss some of the "traditional" mom things like bake sales, volunteering at the book fair, and a host of actual and seemingly made up holidays.  They are also important for families trying to reinvent themselves in the wake of d...
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Hope is better than cosmetics!

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We've all heard that hope can lift your spirits, but it can also be the fountain of youth.

I watched "Deal or No Deal" tonight and watched a woman be transformed. Despite being a woman of a certain age, when she had the hope of winning $1 Million Dollars, she was a vibrant, youthful looking woman who belied her years. She was fun, funny, and full of laughter. With the opening of each suitcase, as her hope became destroyed, she aged.

By the time the last suitcase was opened with only $25.00, she was a haggard, older woman whose dreams had been destroyed. She was no longer boistered by her hope or empowered by her dreams. She appeared to be reminded of her real life, which was full of disappointment and heartache.

Her experience was evidence of something that I've stated before, "The hope of the thing has value". It also showed me that hope is a mark of youth. The thing that makes youth so attractive is that they believe that they can do anything. Age teaches you how to be realistic, but perhaps by learning that lesson you lose something else that's valuable.

I have been told that my looks belie my years. I think that it's a combination of things. One, I've been blessed with good genes. However, I also have retained my hope. Depite experiencing my share of disappointments, I still believe that life is a great adventure.

Each year, I continue to learn and to grow. I feel young, despite having some decades under my belt. I think that has made all of the difference.

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