Do Unto Others-I Am Momma

Hey LCMF readers!  I am Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar.  When Lara asked me to write about the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me I thought about it a lot.  I tried to think of meaningful gifts I’ve been given.  I thought about unexpected acts of service.  I thought of thoughtful phone calls and kind notes.  However, after a lot of thinking, it finally hit me.In my opinion, the nicest thing anyone has ever done for my was to believein me.  That has meant more to me than anything else.  I’ll just share two examples.1) I have been blessed with supportive parents in my life.  As college ended I began to record my first album.  In hindsight, the album frankly wasn’t that great.  My dad listened to it every day in his car on the way to work.  He shared it with everyonehe knew.  I later went on to record more and had some fun experiences, but knowing he was proud of me gave me the courage to keep going.

2) When I first met my husband we mutually noted that we weren’t each other’s type.  We were quite different, but we quickly became great friends.  After several months of hanging out, his feelings for me progressed.  I could tell that he wanted more, but the idea made me a bit nervous because I wasn’t sure how I felt about the whole thing.

 

 

One night he walked me to my door and started to address the subject that I had been avoiding.  He frankly told me that he wanted more and that he thought our relationship could really go somewhere.  He said he knew I wasn’t sure, but he told me that he wasn’t going anywhere.  He would wait until I sorted things out.  He gave me a kiss on the cheek and drove off.  Wow.  I loved his confidence in himself and in me and it wasn’t long until I realized I felt the same way he did.

He continues to believe in me, supporting me in my blogging and anything else I take part in.  I am so lucky to have him.

 

 

 

So, when I know someone in my life is struggling I think one of the most important things I can do is to believe in them and make that belief known.  When I was in labor I never wanted my husband to say “You’re okay.”  I wanted him to say “You can do this.”  I believe we have the capacity to handle the trials that come our way, but sometimes we need a friend to remind us of that.

Believing in each other helps us to rise to our potential and become the person we want to be.