A unknown longing manifested
Loving with no conditions
Giving with no reservations
Decentering oneself
In service of others
Breaking walls
And floodgates to love
No bigger force in life.

I know a lot of people who do all this without become parents.
Not me though.
This boy made me a mother twenty years ago.
Broke open my heart to love and devotion in ways I never knew possible in me. For me.

Lots of love to all of you from this mother.
Whether you are a mother or not.
Whether you were mothered in ways you needed or not.
If you were, you are lucky beyond belief.
If you were not, I wish you self love to mother and nourish yourself. In ways you need. Tenderly. Bravely.
Happy Mother’s Day.
Sending you all my best, warmest, expansive, and open hearted love.
 
— Latha Poonamallee