#MotherhoodRocks ... to the Beat of Your Own Drum: Here's How to Keep Hearing It! by Gail Harris

It’s easy to lose ourselves caring for the kids day in and day out. Who we are beyond the label “MOM?” The things – in addition to our kids – that bring us joy. Newly empty-nester or settled in with the kids already gone? You get the importance of knowing what floats your boat besides being “mom.” I say, wherever you are on the glorious path of motherhood, may it always be your greatest teacher, bringing openness, clarity, new talent and true power. May you always dance to the beat of your own drum.

This authentic living takes choosing from a place of special distinction, trusting that everything falls into place, as it should. You may not like everything that happens. But you’ll be growing with your soul’s highest expression. How do you live this way? By listening to your heart, and by keeping on dancing no matter what. Try the following steps the next time you have a choice to make. It’s how #MotherhoodRocks. And Rocks. And Rocks.

• Close your eyes and breathe.
• Find that inner sanction that trusts yourself.
• Ask your heart a question.
• Listen for your answer.
• Trust. (Your answer may come now or later.)
• When your answer comes, trust and act on it.