To the women who made me
To women who lift me up
To the women who inspire, and teach, and persevere
To the women who collect my tears
To the women whose souls I love
To the women who grieve and give
To the women whose blueprints I follow
To the women whose memories are my ritual
To the women whose rituals are my memories
To the women who dance, and sing, and celebrate with me
To the women who love my children as their own
To the women whose recipes I make
To the women who teach me to defend myself to myself
To the women who are brave enough to carve beauty from imperfection
And wise enough to know that’s where they’re found
To these incredible women, who daily serve kindnesses, beautiful branches
I choose you all. Every day. And carry you always, I love you.
Wow! Talk about International Woman’s Day. For you, it’s every day. What a beautiful slice of your life.
Nawal,
I just needed to copy these golden lines here so I could read them again…
"To the women whose memories are my ritual
To the women whose rituals are my memories"
and
"To the women who are brave enough to carve beauty from imperfection
And wise enough to know that’s where they’re found"
These thought about the women in your life are inspiring and beautiful. Wow! Well-written from the heart.
Two favorite lines – "To the women whose blueprints I follow" and "To the women who teach me to defend myself to myself". Such powerful ideas! And everything we should be looking for in finding a mentor and a friend.
The women in all our lives are beautiful indeed. They deserve a whole lifetime dedicated to them. Or maybe they don’t. Maybe they’re so happy being who they are just the way they are, they don’t crave the dedication even. I’m inspired to dedicate some lines to the women in my life too!
I love this! Just that. Thank you for sharing it.