[thank you mama]

the more Mother’s days I celebrate, the more I realize we gotta celebrate our mamas every day, so…thank you mama.

thank you for carrying me inside of you while I grew from an idea into a small being. for loving me to death before I had even taken my first breath. for bringing me into this insane place called Earth so that I could experience bliss, heartbreak, loss, compassion, grief, strength, fascination, confusion, peace, love, healing, life, death. thank you for always trying to understand me and for accepting me even when you have no fucking clue why I’m doing what I’m doing. thank you for teaching me about things like self-love, long hikes, stars, speaking my truth, caring for others, non-judgment, laughing at myself. thank you for knowing that I need to make my own mistakes, for letting me make them, for picking me back up and dusting me off when I realize I have made them and am completely heartbroken and lost. thank you for always showing me that you are more than a mother - you are a healer, a warrior, an activist, a feminist, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a woman, a spirit, a beautiful soul, a human. thank you for teaching me how to love and be loved. thank you for teaching me how to forgive so that I can heal my own soul. thank you for teaching me that I am always worthy of happiness and respect. thank you for starting that strange feminist summer camp when I was 10 so that I would learn about things like investing in stocks and about how they air brush women magazines. thank you for teaching me that beauty is what is in your heart and in your head and in your hands. thank you for fighting for this family. thank you for advocating for me with every last breath. thank you for your integrity. I may not always agree with you, but I am always proud of you. and of course….thank you for giving dad your phone number 40-something years ago while you were trying to make your ex-boyfriend jealous. ;-) thank you for knowing that he would make an incredible partner and father. for knowing that you would do amazing things together. thank you mama. I love you.

[drool]

want

http://inthralld.com/2012/02/elegant-wooden-bathtubs-by-alegna/

[young jeezy]