Call out to Mothers. Inspiring doings named as "Let's Move" initiative and motherhood issues (by the First Lady)
Going through the daily articles and news of what’s happening around the world I would like to share something that really attracted and inspired me.
First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with a small group of women at the White House yesterday to discuss her "Let's Move" initiative. The roundtable discussion quickly turned to other topics, including fitness, healthy eating, work-life balance, and finding some semblance of a private family life while living in the public eye. Here's the first lady's point of view about some of the things that matter most to moms:
On women who feel disenfranchised or disempowered by what's going on with the world:
"The truth is, the greatest power I feel like I have is raising two more intelligent, decent people and putting them in the world prepared to give and contribute," she says.
Changing the big picture takes time, she pointed out, and the best thing to do is focus on the things you can control. "If everyone focused on raising their kids and doing the best that they can do at it, in addition to working and all that," she says, "there are hundreds of wonderfully small changes that we can make in our lives if we're doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change."
When confronted with the economy and the wars and the environment and all of the big problems in the world, "we lose sign of the fact that day-to-day work is really how change happens," she says. "So I would urge them not to get discouraged."
It's important to remember that the next generation was born seeing the world differently than we do. "They're born into a different way of thinking that I think is good," she says. "They're more open. They're more curious. The world is different. And each generation, just by the sheer fact that they come on this Earth, is creating change."
"That's sometimes more real than changing legislation," she added.(courtesy, Yahoo Shine)
"The truth is, the greatest power I feel like I have is raising two more intelligent, decent people and putting them in the world prepared to give and contribute," she says.
Changing the big picture takes time, she pointed out, and the best thing to do is focus on the things you can control. "If everyone focused on raising their kids and doing the best that they can do at it, in addition to working and all that," she says, "there are hundreds of wonderfully small changes that we can make in our lives if we're doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change."
When confronted with the economy and the wars and the environment and all of the big problems in the world, "we lose sign of the fact that day-to-day work is really how change happens," she says. "So I would urge them not to get discouraged."
It's important to remember that the next generation was born seeing the world differently than we do. "They're born into a different way of thinking that I think is good," she says. "They're more open. They're more curious. The world is different. And each generation, just by the sheer fact that they come on this Earth, is creating change."
"That's sometimes more real than changing legislation," she added.(courtesy, Yahoo Shine)
When I finished reading this article I was filled with a great feeling of relief as it had answered most of the questions that had been bothering me lately. The kind of chaos, distress and frustration that is going on these days in my home country Pakistan worries and scares me just as it does to most of the common people. While I feel unable to go out and make a big change this is the right way of thinking. The big change can only happen if there is change at the individual level.
A Chinese proverb explains it better as it says that “every single grain of rice matters”. We all have our duties to fulfill towards a bigger achievement and being a mother is the most important role that one can have in this world. A mother is the first institution that a child has. So this impact is long lasting and has a great importance. I hope that this call out of thoughts for mother is helpful for all the readers. Happy contribution moms
