Saturday, September 27, 2014

My Mum

I must admit that I have been really slack with updating this Blog! (and all the other blogs i have created!) But let me tell you about my mother!

It was my mother's birthday on Monday 22 September - and to add to this, she passed away 10 years ago in Jan of this year - 10 Years! That's a long time, a very long memory - and yet she is not forgotten!

What to i remember about her?

What single enduring moment is etched in my mind?

If i had to choose the memory that has endured in my mind, it would be that she never gave up on me!

Not really astounding my any stretch of the imagination except that i was not the model son - i gave her (and my dad) such a hard time. I remember my dad saying to me, just as i was about to leave home to head to the South Island to attend Otago University: "You know boy, it's hard to keep my head up when i walk through town because of the things you have done!" That stuck with me for a long time after that - but at the time, I just laughed because i just did not know what it was like for my parents, neither did i have any sense of responsibility to anyone or anything!

But my Mum never gave up on me (neither did my dad) - she always believed that i would come right and i would do good! or rather better that i was doing at the time with all the gifts and natural talents i had. She believed i would increase my talents and gifts - and i did. When i finally accepted responsibility for my life and for everything i did, i began to make my way forward. And i took my Mum with me.

And now, 10 years later, i reflect upon my relationship with my Mum - and i love her with all my heart, with all my mind, and with all the strength that i can muster.

What now for me?

Move to the next level and leave a legacy behind for my family to follow (and for my mum and dad to dine out on!)

Hauiti