You may still be inspired (which I hope you are) because it takes a clear look at the world we live in and the world around us to be inspired to greatness.  I am not a “religious ” person in the formal way but this quote always rings true for me,  ”To whom much is given is much required. To whom much is entrusted, even more will be demanded”.   You could be a mom living on welfare in North America and you already have more than so much of the world. Where we are lacking is our sense a strong community .

Some of my readers may not know the events of my life prior to becoming a single mom and starting this business. I have never shared any of this to my clientele but I will to illustrate some very important points about the true meaning of community and how it is a essential part of healing not afforded to all.  I was born to a a single mother with very serious emotional and psychological issues.  I was neglected, abandoned, beat down emotionally and put in a situation where I was eventually sexually abused.  The world I lived in certainly did not reflect  the world I saw in television or the lives of other children. As I grew and was exposed to more and more people I began to see the possibilities for my life through the eyes of others ( a huge gift and a privilege of our culture ).  In creating my new possibilities there has always been a piece of me who is that young, neglected and very fragile little girl. In spite of my successes I still struggle with my sense of self worth. It challenges my relationships, my business experiences and my ability to be the mother I wish could be ( the one I saw on tv. ) As  I continue to grow I learn to accept that where I am may not add up to the conventional view of what is acceptable but that the distance in my journey has been remarkable. I strongly beleive we were not born on equal playing fields.  We have all had to face different realities that created our current outcomes.

What happens then when whole country is not afforded the same opportunities of its neighbors?

When you look into the heart of Haiti  I want everyone, to consider what has happened to Haiti in it’s history.  As I read more about this devastating event and come to understand the back-story I realize the people of Haiti were never given a chance to survive this or any other disaster. The people of Haiti were not given a fair chance to overcome thier history in terms of slavery or building thier own strong economy.   I know people right now many of us use relativism to say their lives are too hard ( I’ve been totally guilty of this). This is one of the moments where a freaking long gratitude list should be written that includes being able to brush your teeth with clean water.

I want everyone to know that we all can help. Money is yes essential but it may also be simply getting to know a local Haition person in your community, understand their story and help them or their family in any way you can.

I can’t explain enough how this event has both deeply saddened me and inpsired me.

It has saddened me because of the obvious pain and suffering ( that exsisted even before this earthquake ) as well as the profund hatred in mass proportions that have hit the internet.  Prior to this I never knew how cruel people could be. In watching coverage of this crisis online with my son, I’ve had to literally stand over his shoulder to ensure he not see the ugly inhumane and blatantly racist comments that have cropped up all over the web. I never knew people would look at fellow humans in suffering and speak about them as worthless and rejoice in their death. If little white children were being attacked solely on the basis of their skin color would websites take a more serious view of censoring hate speech? Am I angry? Yep I sure am!  While people may not agree with me,  it may be because they have never had to hear their children called  derogatory terms based on thier skin color and  I am publicly sick of it. How can motherhood inspire us to greatness if we harbor hatred for each other based on perceived differences? It is very mentally draining.

I am also personally inspired to know that you do not have to be a million dollar mom to help. In fact even in my own experiences it has  often been the people who have had the least who have helped me the most.  I would love to hear from all my mommys  the ways they have found to contribute if not to this issue then to others.  Two things I am working on are:

When I started FITMOM my vision was to create a community of women where we heal from the inside out. We create a safe space where we allow our humaness to be accepted and support each other and the world around us.  My business grew faster then I could keep up so my vision got blurry. I will find the inspiration required to clarify this vision moving forward and am so greatful for all the amazing women who are apart of my life and the world of FITMOM. Lets make a difference mamas if for no other reason than we have been blessed and because we can. 
 

 

“Me and my beautys “