happy mothers day to all the mothers the nurturers, the unmothered partially mothered the learning to mother the confused mothers the blossoming mothers the tenders the care-taking magicians the tired ones ah... the tenderers the eager to mothers the dreaming of mothers would be mothers almost mothers not to be mothers determined to mother mothers they did the best they could mothers the accidental mothers the conflicted mothers the mothers who are afraid the struggling mothers sword-carrying mothers the mother dreamers the seeking balance and liberation mothers guilt-ridden mothers workaholic mothers desperate to love and be loved mothers and then there is the GREAT MOTHER inside free from any story or particulars pure, ordinary, unnamed mother may we know this infinite mother relax into that wide expanse of presence and mercy the deep deep care that can also have the lightest touch or not all of the pieces are fair game may we re-member this fierce whisper of kindness/inclusion in our bones in our breath again and again
* Dalit Berkowitz
May 13, 2018
