05/09/2026
This one hit me deeply today.
A woman who is brand new to my spa purchased a gift card online, and in the note section she wrote:
“Happy Mother’s Day to me!!!”
I just sat there smiling for a moment… because I was so proud of her.
Not because someone else bought it for her.
Because she bought it for herself.
So many women spend their whole lives waiting.
Waiting for someone to notice them.
Waiting for appreciation.
Waiting for love, validation, care, attention.
Waiting for someone to finally say: you matter.
I know that feeling too well.
I spent more than 60 years waiting for other people — especially the people whose opinions mattered most to me — to recognize my worth.
And one day I realized something painful:
if you keep waiting for others to choose you, you may wait forever.
The moment your life changes is when you choose yourself first.
When you stop feeling guilty for resting.
For celebrating yourself.
For buying yourself flowers, a coffee, a spa day, a gift, peace, joy… without needing permission from anyone.
Please don’t wait as long as I did.
Start now.
Start while you still have so much life ahead of you to enjoy.
Because you are worthy now — not when someone finally tells you.
And maybe this Mother’s Day, the greatest gift you can give yourself… is learning to treat yourself with the love you keep giving everyone else. ❤️🎈