I Believe in the Law of Attraction - episode 104
Molly and I got connected through Audry, a podcast platform. We met up and decided to do an episode swap at her invitation. I do marvel at how we can connect with others. In this conversation Molly shares some wild experiences she’s had with animals and the belief she has in actualizing the potency of who we are.
I appreciate Molly’s curiosity and desire to dive into the things she finds interesting and that have propelled her into how she is living her life. It brought her to the work she is doing and no doubt, she’s been able to come alongside others to maximize their content and to feel good about who they are. Sounds familiar right?
Nomadic. Productive. Creative.
— Molly Mandelberg
A Daughter’s Love
Thoughts from I Believe in the Law of Attraction
During our conversation, Molly shared her mom is the person that most inspires her. Some of us would agree our mothers had positive impact on our lives. (Sadly not everyone can say this.) I have written in this space about the good relationship I had with my mom growing up and also as an adult. Ok, I did have my moments. Cue the teenage years! But we made it through that. Thankfully. I hope you did too.
Which brings me to a recent mother-daughter moment. A photo made the rounds on the internet and no matter how you side politically, it is filled with the truth of this relationship. Their shared joy. Their obvious love for one another. Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Such is the case here. How can you look at this picture and not smile? You can’t. There is pride in this picture - healthy pride. There is admiration in this picture. I think we’d all like to have our children look at us in this way at some point. And I’m guessing Judge Jackson had no idea her daughter had this expression on her face and yet there it is for the world to see, documented for all time and eternity.
I’m sure when she eventually saw it, because there’s no way she missed it, she beamed the same smile right back at her daughter and thought Wow, I’m humbled and honored by this reaction. I’d go a step further and say, You must be raising your daughter very well with all kinds of love and encouragement to help her be exactly who she is in all fullness.
“…Then I noticed how proud her daughter was of her, and it gave me chills when I saw this look that her daughter gave her.”
— Sarahbeth Maney, photographer/NY Times
(Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and daughter Leila Jackson during confirmation hearings.)
Seeing the admiration in Leila’s face, reminded me of a time I felt the same about my own mom. My brother and I had recently found out we had a half-sister from our father who was around our age. You can’t make this stuff up. We met her and started to get to know her. Her name is Rachel. Yeah, I know pretty similar names. Anyway she wanted to meet my mom. Well we made that happen. When Rachel entered the house my mom opened wide her arms and said, Rechelle has always wanted a sister. Then she proceeded to hug her closely and welcome her. The grace, the kindness, the warmth. Wow, I never loved her more.
