recipe for a mother: 1. strength. enough to hold all of her children. to carry the weight of the family when she’s alone. to hold us when we cry. 2. empathy. someone to cry with, to laugh with, to love with. 3. compassion. inner warmth. wholesomeness. clarity. 4. tears. when we’ve fallen. when we’re hurt. to water our fears and help them bloom into more beautiful dreams. to cry when we’re so happy we can’t hold it all in. 5. support. for the foundation of a family, a commitment, a faith. for all the times we’ll try and fail and then try again. 6. tenderness. to hold; to heal. to help keep us soft in the middle. to help keep our faith. 7. love. more than you could ever imagine. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poems #poetsofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersliftingwriters #recipes #motherhood #motherdaughter #formom #generationalhealing https://www.instagram.com/p/CndWeNtMeXB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
