11/11/2025
๐ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ.โฃ
For as long as I can remember, Iโve wanted something โ someone โ to take care of.โฃ
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When I was little, Iโd sneak our farm dog into bed just so I could look after him.โฃ
Iโd โrescueโ all kinds of native animals from their natural habitat just so that I could shower them with my motherly love. โฃ
Iโd feed my baby doll with a bottle, change her nappy, and push her around in a stroller like it was my lifeโs purpose.โฃ
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That instinct โ that deep, maternal pull โ has always lived in me.โฃ
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But my thirties were full of longing.โฃ
So much wanting.โฃ
So many twists and turns trying to find my way here.โฃ
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And now here I am โ Poppyโs perfect soft little legs resting on mine, sunlight on our skin, our toes in the water.โฃ
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Whatโs surprised me most about motherhood is how steady I feel.โฃ
How healing this has been for my anxiety โ something thatโs been around my entire life.โฃ
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I thought motherhood would amplify it.โฃ
The sleepless nights, โฃ
the extra responsibility, โฃ
the pressure on our marriage,โฃ
the messiness,โฃ
all of the unknowns.โฃ
All of those exist for sure, but instead of increasing my anxious thoughts, being Poppyโs Mum has softened me.โฃ
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Whether itโs the happy hormones from breastfeeding or the one million contact naps that force me to slow down and do just one important thing at a time โ whatever it is, itโs working better than any anxiety remedy Iโve tried before. โฃ
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Being this present, this still, has re-trained my nervous system.โฃ
Itโs reminded me that peace isnโt something I have to earn.โฃ
Itโs what happens when I finally stop rushing.โฃ
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If youโre in a season of anxiety, maybe the question isnโt how do I fix it?โฃ
Maybe itโs ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ด๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ โ even just a little?โฃ
What task could you put aside for now so that you could be even slightly more present?โฃ
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Eckhart Tolle said โ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ.โโฃ
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I think Poppy is teaching us all how ๐ค
