The Golden Buddha Inside

1.) Eat Better

2). Breathe better

3). Laugh more

The last one is the one loved the most by myself.

We were recently sat by the fireside and I was reminded of the golden Buddha inside.

After another bout of joy-filled laughter, my 12 yr old son said to me, “Mum, you really love to laugh a lot”.

I responded with, “Oh did you just notice?”

He said, “Nope, I noticed that about you a really long time ago”.

To hear him say this was uplifting but what was even more uplifting is that it was something that he had observed and had an awareness of.

Even more so a gift is that he voiced it.

It’s moments such as these that really allow me to cherish and feel pride and an immense rush of gratitude and love for the gift to be his mother. A mother. I felt that radiant warmth, light and zest ignited inside as we sat together around that beautiful fire.

By Melanie Jane Hughes