SLOW Motherhood is a revolution

Undoing hypermasculinity one Mother at at time

I had a title for a post come through to me this morning, during my morning slow coffee ritual.

The Quote that came through that I then I posted, said:

“In a world that tells you that you “should” wake up, exercise, do a million and one rituals… it’s a revolution to just lay in bed, relax and drink coffee and read, or write”

I have been having to undo a whole lot of “shoulds” lately.

It’s the only way, as a Mother.

Particularly, as a Single Mother, who also happens to be an Entrepreneur.

I am constantly having to collapse ideals.

Constantly having to surrender to my limitations.

There is no better time to learn to refine your energy, like Motherhood.

And lately, I have been allowing myself slow mornings in bed, with a cup of coffee, to just…write.

Nothing more.

I have this whole idea engrained in me from Maidenhood that I MUST get up early, exercise, have a cold shower and do my morning ritual BEFORE I allow myself to sit in bed with a coffee.

3 years ago, before I fell pregnant, this was my morning routine.

These days, this sounds like a form of torture.

I quite literally have about an hour, before my daughter gets up in the morning, of peace to myself.

The LAST thing I want to do is to spend it running.

So I skip that part and allow myself to simply enjoy a cup of coffee, in bed, writing.

It’s funny, you know.

I enjoy it so much… it’s so simple… yet there is this program within me that tells me I have to earn it.

Why?

Nature doesn’t work to earn anything.

It just is.

Its currency IS its current.

It doesn’t “work” to earn anything.

So, right now, I am letting myself off the hook.

And I am following the principles of nature and enjoying being with what is, instead of constantly trying to push to improve myself.

I hope this post gives you permission to do the same.

Sigourney Belle X