Daily Gratitude Journal

This one is for my Mom

I am grateful to have an inspirational and amazing lady as my mother. Since my early days of childhood, I have seen her manage her job with full dedication and honesty along with taking care of the home in the best way possible.

When I went to the college, I saw people my age who had not even picked up their empty plates ever in their life, who used to sleep until the afternoon and whose every chore was done by their mother. I felt very disappointed that my mother didn't do any of those things for me. But within six months, I realized that my mother had made me strong, capable and responsible enough not just to take care of myself but also of others, if need be.

I used to think how do I not give up even when I have failed so miserably in a lot of things; and then one day, I saw my mother being full of love and forgiveness for the people who had caused a lot of sufferings to my family. I understood that day the belief I have in love, forgiveness and not giving up, comes from her.

My subconscious mind was more wiser than my conscious one, that it learnt from my mother and not relied on my kiddish anger.

Even now, she surprises me everyday with her zeal for learning new things like she got promoted a couple of months ago that came with a lot of added responsibilities and that required learning of a lot of new things; and the ease with which she fit into that role is comendable. I am sure if her work would require her learning Python or Java right now, she will learn it. My hunger for learning different things comes from her.

Last (for now) but not the least, she has never took any shortcuts to be where she is right now, she has worked her way all the way up; and that teaches me everyday that it's better to take long routes and learn the entire process so that we can be a one-person army if the need arises, but also being a team-member; instead of taking the short-cuts and fall down if somehow there are lack of resources/people.

For the most part of my life until now, I thought that I am more like my father; but lately I have realized that I am more like my mother and somehow it makes me proud.

I am very grateful for my mother. But I suck at expressing this to her which I need to improve.