Lessons my mama taught me, just by living
I’ll spend a lifetime trying to understand how a woman who’s been to hell and back - more times than I can count - made up her mind that her way to move forward through the struggles would be to just love harder.
She is the living embodiment of turning ashes into beauty.
The woman who has witnessed me change a million times, but has chosen to love and accept every version of me.
In the ups and downs of our relationship - we have forged our unique bond, molded by the dance of love and conflict that only mothers and daughters can truly know.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the depths of my identity and the wisdom ingrained by my mother's unspoken lessons, shaping the very core of who I am today.
Our Creator is in everything, everywhere, always. You can pray anywhere, anytime. There are no rules to your spirituality.
There is value in working hard at whatever it is you’re doing.
It’s important to look out for each other. (I once watched her help an elderly woman find her way home from the grocery store, which is a core memory for me that she probably doesn’t even remember because that was just normal for her).
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Water can cure anything. A hot bath, a jump in the lake, and sometimes your own tears.
“It’s alright.” It used to drive me crazy when she’d say “It’s fine” or “It’s alright.” But there is so much truth in that! If you’re alive enough to verbally say “It’s alright,” then whatever it is you’re going through is probably going to end up being ALRIGHT. 🤙🏼
Family is everything.
Forgiveness is a vital part of life: without forgiveness we have nothing & we’ll end up lonely and bitter.
In life, storms will come. But eventually, they will end & the sky will clear. (You might as well pull up a chair on the front porch and relax while it passes.)
The little things are the big things. A full moon, wildflowers popping up unexpectedly on the side of the road, stumbling upon fresh veggies at the farmers market, hearing a really good song with lyrics that are just right, uncontrollable belly laughs. These are the little things that make my soul come to life.
I wouldn’t be who I am without the love of my mama. ♥️
