āI love motherhood, but sometimes, I feel like the price of admission has been the very ribbing that used to make my life the wide, expansive, wind-catching thing that it was.ā
*cue the tears*. As a creative & intuitive who loves the freedom & insight of following the wide open in much the same way you describe here, motherhood has felt like such a guttural sacrifice in ways I did not expect. The guilt of feeling this creeps in, but yes, as you say, this would be the same as feeling guilty for wanting to breathe.
I needed to hear this metaphor. Iām still in the dark of it now, but that expansiveness which lights me up, it will inevitably return šššš½
"Having a young child is a kind of eclipse. One that, like all eclipses, is temporary. And yet, when youāre in the dim middle, it feels as if life will be turned upside down forever." This really resonated for me.
What a truly beautiful thing that you were able to gift this to yourselfā¦ and then gift us with your profound insights and beautiful knowings. Eternally grateful to you and your healing words š¤
Utterly beautiful and really resonate with Motherhood as an Eclipse in its own right. I feel like the light is starting to return a little now my second is almost 16 months and I am remembering once more the things that make me feel alive. I really do miss the carefree travel I did before, itās the thing I ache for a lot. So glad you got to do this for yourself Asia. Xxx
šā¤ļø I have no clue how you do it but it feels
as if every word im reading comes from a piece of my own soul. Exquisite.
āI love motherhood, but sometimes, I feel like the price of admission has been the very ribbing that used to make my life the wide, expansive, wind-catching thing that it was.ā
*cue the tears*. As a creative & intuitive who loves the freedom & insight of following the wide open in much the same way you describe here, motherhood has felt like such a guttural sacrifice in ways I did not expect. The guilt of feeling this creeps in, but yes, as you say, this would be the same as feeling guilty for wanting to breathe.
I needed to hear this metaphor. Iām still in the dark of it now, but that expansiveness which lights me up, it will inevitably return šššš½
"Having a young child is a kind of eclipse. One that, like all eclipses, is temporary. And yet, when youāre in the dim middle, it feels as if life will be turned upside down forever." This really resonated for me.
WoW. I feel so seen. I feel less alone. I see meaning to the darkness where before I only saw dark. Thank you ā¤ļø
Very lovely!
What a truly beautiful thing that you were able to gift this to yourselfā¦ and then gift us with your profound insights and beautiful knowings. Eternally grateful to you and your healing words š¤
Utterly beautiful and really resonate with Motherhood as an Eclipse in its own right. I feel like the light is starting to return a little now my second is almost 16 months and I am remembering once more the things that make me feel alive. I really do miss the carefree travel I did before, itās the thing I ache for a lot. So glad you got to do this for yourself Asia. Xxx
What an apt metaphor of children as an eclipse. They truly cast an altogether different light, beautiful and strange, in those early years.
This essay ā¤ļø such a gift. I know it will stay with me for a long time. Thank you so much for sharing.
I feel seen. Thank you for your beautiful, touching, poignant words.
Thank you so much for this, it resonates so deeply with my own experience of parenthood!
Thank you for your gift of words to share the truth of life. We are moms, but we are also us!
So so so beautiful, Asia. Poignant and poetic as always. Also, what book is that with the big Taurus bull!? Stunning xo