This Sunday people will gather around to celebrate Mother’s Day. Many meals will be shared, gifts given, and time spent to honor women who’ve given of themselves beyond measure. One way to express gratitude to another is by showing how their life impacted your own.
These sentiments are traditionally expressed with words carefully ascribed on cards surrounded by beautiful design. Endearing as this may be, people know they matter most, when they are aware of how they directly influence you. Here is one creative way to communicate the depths of your soul.
My 20 Lessons
Step 1:
Write down twenty different lessons you learned from your mother throughout different stages of your life. Begin with lessons learned from childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and so on.
Step 2:
Purchase twenty cards that are blank inside and write one lesson in each one. Put each card in an envelope and on each envelope write Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 etc. in the order of the lessons learned from childhood through adulthood.
Step 3:
Place all of the cards (enclosed in an envelope) in a box with instructions for opening the gift over the next 20 days.
Example Instructions: “Mom this is my gift to you: My 20 lessons. Please open the first card with the envelope entitled “Day 1” on Mother’s Day, May 12th. The second card on Monday May 13th and on each day open only one card until you’ve opened all twenty!”
My 20 lessons as a gift should provoke great conversation, reflection, and laughter for days to come. Make wonderful memories and if tears are involved so be it!