Mom Gets a Life

The Mother’s Day Proclamation

Patty Lennon — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:19 +0000

Wow! I was not aware of the origin of Mother’s Day. Julia Ward Howe established Mother’s Day to unite mothers everywhere against war. Here is the Mother’s Day Proclamation Ms. Howe authored for Mother’s Day. Sadly I think this proclamation may still be needed even more today.

“Arise, then, women of this day!

Arise, [...]

The Art of Receiving

Patty Lennon — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:04 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I regaled you all of the tale on how my mother and I rejected some help we desperately needed because we didn’t think we needed it. You can read more about that here.

Recognizing that perhaps sometimes the Universe sends you the help you need rather than the help [...]

My Son is the Coolest Kid in the Universe

Patty Lennon — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:00:08 +0000

He thinks I’m the coolest Mom in the universe.

Would you like to know what it took for me to earn that status? What Mom wouldn’t want to know that secret?

I went deep inside looking for that little voice that we call intuition and made a huge decision, one so out of my [...]

I Don’t Need THAT Kind Of Help!

Patty Lennon — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:00:47 +0000

Two weeks ago, my mom’s oncologist sat across from us and told us that my mom’s cancer was not responding to chemo. Medical intervention no longer had a place in my mother’s journey.

Being a mind reader, I recognized instantly that he didn’t hold out a lot of hope that my mom could get [...]

Have You Mastered the Art of Enjoying Your Vacation?

Patty Lennon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:00:42 +0000

I’m on vacation with the kiddos this week. It never really feels like a vacation. More like unpaid work. I know that is not what I’m supposed to say but as we come to the end of this week I have vague memories of some good times together but mostly here the [...]

Choosing Courage

Patty Lennon — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:30:05 +0000

By MGAL Expert Theresa Robbins

Being a member of Mom Gets a Life says something about you…and not just that you’re a mom. It says that you value yourself and your happiness, you value learning and growth and it tells me that you are one courageous woman.

That might sound about right to you [...]

Are You Stuck or Just Plain Tired?

Patty Lennon — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:23:13 +0000

What does it take to get unstuck? Is it a lot of work?Screw it.I’m too tired.I’m not even sure why I asked.

I need rest!

This was a one-sided conversation my friend had with me after she saw that I was offering Breakthrough Sessions to “Get Unstuck.”

I love the wisdom in this conversation.

The [...]

Farm Salmon Can Teach You How to Get What You Want

Patty Lennon — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:10:55 +0000

Over the weekend the Hubs and I were able to sneak off to the movies. We saw Salmon Fishing in Yemen.

There are a few good subplots but the one that pulled me in was the plight of the farm salmon. In the movie, we learn that farm salmon have had their natural instinct [...]

Get Your Spring On!

Patty Lennon — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:00:59 +0000

Can you smell it? Oh Yeah – that is Spring, Baby! I revel in being able to see the grass again. I’ve missed it. Have you? Perhaps you are in a part of the country where your grass wasn’t hiding but maybe your growth was. It happens.

Winter is naturally a time to hibernate [...]

Wanna Get Lucky?

Patty Lennon — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:30:04 +0000

By MGAL Expert Theresa Robbins

You probably already are, but don’t quite realize how lucky you really are.

Any time things went “wrong” my mom told me I had a little black cloud that followed me around. She basically labeled me “unlucky”.

And I believed her. If there was a ball being tossed, I [...]