“Praise to Those Who Nurture”

Some of who we are is due to nature – the unique blend of genetic inheritance that blesses us with our native talents and abilities.  And so much of who we are is also due to nurture – to the people who loved us, inspired us, taught us, encouraged us, and course-corrected us whenever we made mistakes.  Let us give thanks for the nurturing that loved us into being who we are – no matter which loving adult that nurturing may have come from.  And, on this Mother’s Day, it’s a good time to pause and reflect on how we pay nurturing love forward to encourage and help shape new generations.