Whatever You Need Them To Be, When You Need Them To Be It

"What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning." - Barbara De Angelis


"A sense of purpose and meaning".  I feel like this is something I have been searching for, for most of my short life.  I think its something we all search for.  But what I have realized lately is what gives you a sense of purpose and meaning isn't necessarily something you have to search for. 


For some people, I think for most of society, their sense of purpose and meaning comes from their career in life.  So I think part of me had been searching and brainstorming for that "perfect" career.  The one that motivated me to wake up every morning and that I should actually be excited and proud to tell people I did for a living.  But no matter how much I brainstormed, or how many different college majors I thought about going back and trying, I couldn't quite find my niche.  


That's when it hit me, I had already been doing what I felt gave me that sense of purpose and meaning in life.  Being a mom.  And I don't just mean being a mom in taking care of my child.  A "mom" has so many more roles that are not even thought about.  Moms don't just take care of the kids.  They take care of (just to name a few), the house, the pets, the man of the house, (and lets be real) the dirty work no one else really wants to do. :)  Moms have to remember the details that no one else thinks of for longer than a split second.  Moms are the personal assistants, the chefs, the maids, the chauffeurs, the rule enforcers, but they also have that soft side too.  The "boo-boo" fixers, the tear wipers, the listeners, the lovers, the "whatever you need them to be when you need them to be it".


And I am happy to say, I am PROUD to be a mom.  The first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning is what I need to get done for my family.  And what can I do to make today a great day for the ones I love?  


I have never felt more alive inside than when my home is in order and I have 2 happy boys in it.  There is no greater feeling.  <3