To remember that I am here
The small steps, the small breaths, and every small yes
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This week on Mothering Spirit
Kimberly Knowle-Zeller weaves together her pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, her creativity as a mother-writer, and her son’s own place in creation: “Maybe this is why I get up early in the mornings to read and write. Maybe this is why I marvel at the light dancing on the water and take time to hunt for rocks with my son…To trust that every piece of me I leave in this world binds me to all of God’s creation.”
Rachel Marie Kang offers a prayer for every mother who laments what she has set down: “The question isn’t (always): How can I go back to making what I once made? The question is (sometimes): How can I see all that I am making now?”
In Friday’s resource round-up, we asked readers:
What did you set aside to become a mother—or what callings have come full circle?
Share your answers here.
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A final word for reflection
“You do not always have to create. You do not always have to conjure up creative ideas and paintings and poems and posts…You can break from bringing forth; you can pause from producing. You can bring your hands and your body and your brain to slowness. Stillness. Silence. Watching and waiting in the silence and in the unseen can be a beautiful process. It can be restful and restorative. You do not always have to make and muster up all there is.”
–Rachel Marie Kang, Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You
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