Womanhood. It's a title I've been pondering after listening to this quote earlier this spring:
"Our high responsibility is to become women who follow the Savior, nurture with inspiration, and live truth fearlessly. As we ask Father in Heaven to make us builders of His kingdom, His power will flow into us and we will know how to nurture, ultimately becoming like our heavenly parents." - Neill F. Marriott
When I ponder my personal journey of motherhood, I realize it has taught me more about myself than I could write into words. But I'm unbelievably grateful for all of it. And as much as I cherish the big memory making moments, I learn more and more each day how much the smallest things can create joy. The touch. The curiosity. The new perspective. The independence. The struggle to succeed in the smallest of ways (even if that means climbing on top of the counter, or a kiddo doing their own hair).
Creating and nurturing for me is a two-fold process. As much as I knew I would walk into the role of motherhood with the tasks of nurturing, growing and creating a life for my little ones, I had no idea how much the process of motherhood would be an opportunity to create and nurture myself.
More than ever, I recognize it as a necessity to invest in myself. Learning, growing, creating and nurturing myself make me a better mom, wife and person. And I know this because I can point to times where 'something was missing' and each time, it was the space within my personal growth.
Finding the time is always tricky. But I seem to have the most success with small pockets. Over the years, my focus has changed. But it's been fun as recently I've been expanding my personal 'creating' process with learning how to make home movies, developing a new yoga class, practicing calligraphy for some quotes I want to hang on our walls at home, trying some new recipes and reading some great new books.
What do you do to create and nurture yourself?
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