Happy Mother’s Day
Thanks, moms.
by Dr. Jaime Fritsch, DACM, L.Ac.
It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten on here to write because I have been incredibly busy serving all my patients at my new practice in Blue Ridge, GA.
So, hello there!
Honestly, I don’t think I have anything eloquent to say today. I’m just enjoying a rainy Mother’s Day weekend with my family: eating olives and dates, drinking tea, playing Scrabble, watching a family movie or two, and feeling really lucky for all of it. Really, I just want to say hi and let you know I’m still here.
Most of my patients are moms, I was born of a mom, my wife is an incredible mom to our three boys… I have a lot of moms to be grateful for in my life!
I know Mother’s Day isn’t easy for everyone. If that’s you, I see you, and I feel for you. One thing I’ve learned working with people who are hurting is that life can be and is exquisitely painful. I’ve seen people hurting so badly inside that I thought they were maybe going to just explode in a pink mist because that is probably what would feel best for them at that time.
Thankfully, nobody has gone full pink mist on my table because the inherent alchemy of humans means that our pain eventually turns into something bigger. It doesn’t make sense at the time and that is because pain is an invitation to something unseen.
It is an invitation to a spiritual experience.
Those of you hurting right now—for any reason—what invitation is this pain offering you? Whatever the invitation, it’s important to trust that pain is an inherent part of our very existence. We aren’t here to live an entirely pain-free life.
Mothers, wow, do they experience pain. I’ve been witness to three natural births and each one reminded me just how incredibly incarnate we truly are. And it doesn’t end with birth. Moms then break their backs and hearts carrying you through life.
So I guess I do have something to say here: tomorrow, even if your mom didn’t live up to your expectations, know that at the very least it freaking hurt like hell.
Hugs to all the moms and their children out there.
—Dr. Jaime