Perfect Mother

At the moment I'm still enjoying time off from college but am aware that I need to put pen to paper and actually start writing something of worth. I have been doing a lot of pondering and deliberating about the different pieces that I need to get done. This time though it will not be a last minute affair!

I'm also thinking about the direction of my work, which I know I have mentioned previously. My head is swimming with childhood memories, but I've also been thinking about Motherhood also and the responsibility of that. I woke up this morning with Mary the mother of Jesus in my head. She's a figure that I often think about. Perhaps this is a throw back to having been brought up in a predominantly Catholic country and having a strong faith of my own. Within Christianity there is a sense that she epitomise's the ultimate and perfect mother, and woman. Something that is ultimately impossible to achieve. Perhaps the character of Mary has been twisted and turned to such an extent that she is hardly recognizable as a woman who gave birth, most probably had moments of questioning herself as a parent and also being frustrated with Jesus. Has she been idolized so much that her perfect persona would be unrecognizable to even herself? I'm not a theologian but I can't help but feel that she has been put on such a pedestal that if it were now it would be unobtainable to even her!

On that note it being Easter Sunday, I wish you all a very happy one!