The original movie “Beaches” that opened in December 1988, and I gave my Mom the cassette tape from the film’s soundtrack for Mother’s Day 1989. I wrote a message in her Mother’s Day card about the song, “Wind Beneath My Wings," which was a personal one only between mother and daughter.
The following lyrics resonant with my today:
“I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings…
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high…”
And some may find this song a sad one so I encourage you to think of it as a song about mother and child and good parenting. When is it time for a child to leave the nest? Have you allowed your child to fly? My mother did even though it was hard.
I thank my Mom because she has allowed me to fly, make my own mistakes, learn from them, and be my own person.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mary Jane Shaffer!
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