Mothering the World
Love by Kathleen Grieg Mothering can take many forms. Each of us - male or female - can mother. How can this be, you may ask? Let's look at the verb form of the word - to mother. The late Old English meaning was, "that which has given birth to anything ." Then, around 1863, it began to be used to mean, "to take care of, to act as a mother." During this pandemic, we have all been challenged to "act as a mother," to each other and to ourselves. These actions are what a mother would do for her child - protect, nurture, encourage. We have been asked to protect each other from this virus. This means wearing masks, as well as making them for those who do not have any. Protection also means staying several feet away from people, staying home and keeping everything sanitized. Nurturing comes from our creative acts. For example, the ingenious posts we share on social media - group sing-a-longs, videos of social distance dancing, challenges t...