Motherhood Inspires

I’ve always thought that my need to have my own thing, the drive to carve out time for myself, has been a sign that I’m not really a good mom. That I should be content to be with my kids all of the time and not be so selfish.

But today a realization struck me – that motherhood is what drives me! It drives me to be a better version of myself so that I can in turn be a better mom. I was never really into exercise in my teens, but now since becoming a mom I make movement a priority. I see the difference in how I am as a mom if I’ve been taking care of myself or not. I love my children and want to love them right; that is a huge reason to do those things that fill me.

It is what inspires me. The little snapshots throughout the day, good or bad, are what inspire me to write, photograph, or draw. It inspires me to create - to carve out time for sewing something for the baby, to take some time during naps to watercolor. The emotions that I work through in a day inspire me to write it out and share it in the hopes that it puts words to what another mom is feeling. 

Letting go of the fear that I’m not a good enough mom.

Embracing the fact that motherhood causes me to be a truer me.