A few months back I watched the movie, "Motherhood," (I think that was the title) with Uma Thurman. It shows the day in the life of this mom who is trying to get ready for her daughter's birthday party, try to further her writing career, and do everything else a mom has to do in the day. It may have been an exaggerated view of what kind of chaos can fill a mother's day (but, really, not too exaggerated...) It showed the chaos of trying to balance it all, or not really balancing it all, and that there may be moments where you feel like running away. It really wasn't that great, but there was a quote at the end of the movie that I liked, and took the time to write down. Here it is:
"Motherhood is about accepting the limitations of time and energy which stretch beyond you, even though sometimes they feel like they can consume you. Search for and hold on to your own true self, if you lose that, what kind of mother can you be? Things are always changing no matter how much you want things to stay the same. You could take a picture of your kids every single day, and every single day they'd just be getting older. That's a fact. A heartbreaking faact, but its still a fact.
So, seize your days, and dwell in them fully, look to your children because they know how to inhabit brief periods of time with extreme passion and for nothing really more than the sake of those moments. They can help you remember that - if you only slow down and let them. Feel fortunate; because chances are good that you actually might be."
Having a new baby has forced me to slow down a little bit. It's been nice. Even with my daily challenges of being a mom, I know that I really am fortunate. I think hearing that quote was a nice reminder for me.
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