05/10/2026
I found a potato that reminded me of a heart.
It was a pretty neat find.
As hearts remind me of love, it had me thinking about the unconditional love that a mother gives.. especially because it’s Mother’s Day.
Obviously, I was peeling potatoes to prep dinner tonight. In this brief moment of stillness while I peeled… my mind was swarmed with so many feelings.
Initially, I had an immense amount of gratitude to Mother Earth that resembles the planet we live on. It nurtures and sustains life. Often giving but not always appreciated. So many take from Her but are hesitant to give. To respect her. We think Nature is cruel but I believe nature is nurturing in so many complex ways.
It made me think how we treat Mother Earth resembles very closely on how we treat mothers in general in our western society. To be brutally blunt, we are often unseen and under supported.
So many women giving and giving. Our bodies are our children’s home much like Mother Earth is the home to so many different lives.
A mother is always thinking a head and taking action on how to make sure everyone is benefiting in her family and taken care of.. just like Mother Earth. Often times it’s met with judgement and lack of appreciation. No one will ever quite understand the intense mental load a mother carries. And Mother Earth holds so much.. and Us mothers… hold so much in our little world, too. I felt a greater connection with Her and all species mothering.
We really do love so unconditionally.
Our children feel it. And I know Mother Earth knows deep down in every little soul and spirit… from the rivers, plants, mountains, lakes, oceans, the dirt, the trees, the insects, the amphibians, the animals, humans… and so much more.. has glimmers of appreciation for Her undying love of nurturing us all… giving us life. Sustaining our life.. just as we do as a human species.
Anyways, happy Mother’s Day.
