Mother's Day could be women's day - a day where we celebrate the women in our lives that have enriched us, accepted us, honored us, empowered us, loved us, and encouraged us to be more of who we were born to be.
A day to look back at all the wonderful kind loving women who have stepped in and gave us what we didn't get from our own mothers.
I have had women who have shown me examples of what a loving means.
Women who displayed boundaries.
Women embraced truths
Women who loved themselves deeply.
Ladies who lived colorful expressive artful lives.
Badass women whose lives are filled with adventures.
These ladies each carry a snippet of Mom for me.
The ones who I could share my life trials with and who understood it wasn't the end and offered words of value in hopeless seeming situations.
Those who accepted the transformation of Me - not only accepted; but cheered me on.
And many who have re-introduced me to the outdoors.
I am so grateful to so many badass wise women who today - I celebrate.
I love that I have mom energy from so many different women.
I feel I am in a family of female energy that is changing legacies and defining new patterns and leaving in their wake, hope.
And love.
And self acceptance, awareness and confidence in being you.
It has taken women from many walks of life and ages to restore me - to shine me up and dust off the brokenness.
I feel a heartwarming melt for you all.
Mother's Day for me will be Women's Day.
Women who live their lives being true to who they are, who are wise and adventurous. Whose lives may have sucked a time or two - who have found themselves on their knees in grief - but rose to live a life worth celebrating - those who have redefined themselves to fit into their new normal. I honor you today.
I love your examples of living life - regardless of the struggles you have had to overcome - you continue to shine forth and love, live, laugh and find joy.
Life isn't easy and the older we get the more we realize all the hurtful sorrows do fade or they are surrounded by little moments of good life.
Happy Women's Day - or maybe Happy Badass Women's Day!
