Our Village
When we speak to each other, we come from a place of profound compassion and even when we don’t understand we still have understanding, because we all speak the universal language of motherhood.
Have Faith
We don’t know the full impact of what we are about to do until we are brave enough to go forward. And what we are doing for ourselves requires bravery—we need to do this, so we can do for others. We must have faith that what we are doing here, will be the tiny ripple that can eventually turn into a wave.
Balance
Everyday we are up on the highwire attempting to walk from one side representing morning to the other representing the sweet glory of bedtime. This is a challenging task in and of itself. But we are not alone, on the wire and so now we must juggle. We juggle our children, our spouse, our health—I don’t have to list them, it’s long. You know it’s long. While we are busy maneuvering and juggling, things start flying towards us out of nowhere. Suddenly we are dodging the stomach flu, girl scout cookie sales, and passive aggressive calls from a Great Aunt who has never met your kids and wants to remedy that this weekend.
Your Why
I want you to think for a moment about why you are here. It can change every workout or perhaps it remains the same steady thought each time.
Overcoming Obstacles
Let’s get one thing straight: There will be obstacles that will side-track us, that is inevitable. Thankfully, we are Moms and therefore multi-tasking Ninjas. We are well-versed in the fact that someone’s nose will always needs wiping, as we stir food on the stove, while holding a child and using our socked-foot as a mop because our partner thought blowing bubbles was a fun indoor activity.
The Body We Are In
The next time you receive kinds words, accept them with grace and hear them. I mean truly hear them. Internalize their warmth and then keep it inside you. And then pass it on.
Make a Change
Marianne Williamson said, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?””