Tara turns 3 in a few days and besides feeling happy + proud + sad (all at once) that she is growing up so fast...I am also reflecting on how motherhood has been the
journey of my life!! Maybe it's because I turned 40 and gave birth all in the same month (!!) but...giving birth was actually the process of me birthing
mySELF. It has been a transformative, soul shattering, heart opening journey;
a crash course in vulnerability. It changed
everything. Period. Is it always bliss?
Heck no!!! Being a good parent is the most difficult thing in the world...kind of like trying to run a marathon...
in the dark!!! There are no manuals and it all happens largely in isolation. But...it is the
most important aspect of my life...to raise my daughter as best I can.
And here she is...very sassy + self assured, smart and silly all at once, part princess + part tomgirl. Every day is an adventure and she inspires me to be kinder, tougher, more resilient + more vulnerable while also reminding me that I am loved
exactly as I am. She is a gift
...unequaled.
