We have a tradition in our family of acknowledging each other on holidays. Last Christmas, I bought small, ribbon-tied journals with different patterns and colors and had each person put their name in the front of their journal. Then each person passed their journal around our circle, and every family member had opportunity to write a personal note in each person's journal, acknowledging them for what they saw in them. Afterwards, everyone put their journal under the tree, and on Christmas Day, they had a chance to read their journal to themselves, or some family members read parts of them aloud.
It was a sweet and connecting experience, and I'm thinking about what would be fun for Mother's Day dinner. I'm excited about this Mother's Day because there will be three mothers at our table on Sunday night. One will be me, another our daughter who is expecting this summer, and another will be a friend, colleague, and the CEO of the non profit organization (http://www.moretolife.org/) in which I train and coach.
If the timing is right, I'll have each person at the table tell a story about their mother. In this fast paced world, we've lost much of the art of conversation. Tolfler says in his latest book, Revolutionary Wealth (http://www.amazon.com/) that Americans don't eat dinner together, and in fact, they don't even watch t.v. together anymore since everyone has their own t.v. or computer to engage them.
I want to encourage lingering around the table, conversation and connection. I can't think of a lovelier Mother's Day gift.
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