Our Success Begins with Our Mother

After birth, a crucial key to our future success lies in moving toward our mother. Facing her as she holds us, she embraces and feeds us. Now outside her body, we depend on her milk for survival. What qualities do we need for a successful life and career? It starts by embracing our mother as the source of life, understanding that everything flows from her. Accepting our existence means accepting her, and in doing so, we recognize our life as whole. This acceptance is active—we must suckle to receive milk, cry out to bring her near, and express joy when she nurtures us. Through her care, we grow and flourish. In life, we often see that those who fully embrace their mother thrive with happiness and success. Our relationship with our mother mirrors our relationship with life and our work. In a way, rejecting our mother is a rejection of life and work; likewise, life and work may resist us in return. On the other hand, those who truly love and accept their mother enjoy life and work, often because they were nurtured with unwavering love, allowing them to find fulfillment and success. People who struggle with acceptance toward their mother often feel similar resistance toward life and happiness. When a mother’s love is withdrawn, it can lead to feelings of rejection and protest against life, and success often retreats as well. So, where does our success begin? It starts with our mother. How do we achieve success? When our mother welcomes us into her life, and we are proud to call her our mother, success naturally follows.

Extracted from “Success in Life” by Bert Hellinger