AND…

Motherhood shows you the ANDs of life:

You realize that life can be challenging and lead to growth

It is draining and inspiring

A day can be loud and peaceful

A week can be long and short

You can be sad and feel joy

You can feel accomplished and still search for your place in the world

You can be having a beautiful family moment and have melt-downs from the kids

You are patient and have too much 

You can be at peace and have crazy all around you

You can make food and not cook today

You can be a leader and not know your path

You can be receiving and not want to give right now

You can be giving and not want to receive

The days that feel perfectly aligned and were not perfect.

You are tired and you wake up

Your life can be messy and organized

Sometimes your house is messy and messier

Overall, you love and more love happens

You are a mother and an individual

You can give to yourself and your children

The AND of life is what I’ve been observing

I can be creative and structured

I am empowered and exhausted

I can be level-headed and emotional

I am all of this and more

Thank you Universe for showing me the beauty of life and the everyday!