It is a beautiful day

Mamas are being cherished

Flowers, breakfast in bed, spa appointments, handwritten notes

Little kids, kind dads.. they all find a way to express their love to that mama in their lives

On this beautiful day

Let’s take a moment and think about mamas whose kids can not be with them

Distance, work, profession, forgetfulness

All the realities of this life

Let’s see if we can bring a smile to the face of one of these woman

Specially if they are older If they are in assisted living If they are in nursing home being consoled by people who don’t even speak their language

But have a heart of gold to be in the profession of caring for people

Her hands are trembling as she reaches to get that cupcake from Ava

She can not balance between getting that cupcake and using the walker she’s using to walk

I am confused how to help without hurting her feelings

She keeps repeating: Khoda ro jaa nandazadet

I don’t know what it means but am sure she has good wishes for us

She calls the male nurse: Albert khan

Checking his name tag, his name is not Albert

Happily laughs to my face: Her son’s name is Albert.. They did not come to see her today so I told her to call me Albert today

Something strikes me deep and hard

I am thankful to God, to universe for giving me the opportunity of having these munchkins

I try to be there when they need me

 My joy is sharing their lives with me

What happens if all this vanish when I am sick and week and unable to walk?

When the lure of having a second cupcake from a strange visitor brightens my eyes so vividly?

For my grandma who is unable to walk, I know this will not be the case

She lives in a land where we had to leave it for greener pastures

But still love rules strong and shining

And somehow with a bad economy and high unemployment, people live and you can hear their laughters

But I live in a land for now that money earning can dictate how to live my life every day

And that on its own is a very different equation to digest

Every day..Every single day..

Let’s not miss opportunities to bring smiles..

On a day we are smiling…