Word To Ya Motha

Motherhood...is a journey. You create a child. Carry a child. Birth a child. After that, you forever cater to and nurture a child. Tapping into a place deep in your heart that you didn’t even know existed. You pour out love into a little soul that truly looks to you for life-support.

 It’s not easy. Motherhood drains and replenishes you at the same time. Pushing you to be stronger when you already feel weak. Helping you to appreciate the little things in life to ground you. It’s a give and take, with a heavy emphasis on the giving. It seems like a thankless job, but you don’t do it for a thank you. You do it, not necessarily because you have to, but because it’s in your womanly nature to be an embodiment of love.

 I find that motherhood correlates a lot to yoga. Going through different stages as your child or practice changes and grows. It seems like once you get into a good groove something shifts and things are different again. Learning to re-adjust is the key. How can you identify what’s happening now, and how do you need to respond? Not how you want to, but how you need to.

 Life ultimately is our true mother. Giving lessons on the daily, no matter if you’re ready to hear it or not. You have the power to decide to breathe in and listen. Can I grow from this? Can I learn from this? If you say yes, one day you will be able to teach whatever THIS is. Passing on what you learned to your children or people you encounter. Fall in love with where you are in this journey. Appreciate this moment because you will never get it back. Whatever stage you’re in is exactly where you’re supposed to be.