“That’s just the season you’re in” has been a phrase that must have just recently become popular. I hear it everywhere! In songs, blog posts, from people. It’s random but it’s true and it resonates with me.
I’ve been contemplating that phrase often and it just makes so much sense. It’s so parallel to the earth and her seasons.
Not just the season of your life but the season of the year too. Some winters are colder than others, some periods of your life are going to be harder, like new motherhood.
Having young children is certainly a season of its own. And unlike the earth our season can last longer than three months (give or take). That’s where I’m at right now. We don’t do date night, well not outside the house at least. I rarely do my hair or makeup, even though I never really did that before. There’s just a lot of aspects of my life that are just sort of paused right now. My music, artwork, novel, all these facets I was exploring and honing in on have been frozen in time.
That’s just the season I’m in.
What’s crazy is that it won’t be long before my sons don’t want me to play with them. Or don’t want to help me do laundry. This season I am embracing everything I can.
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This season may be a bit of a tough winter or brutal summer but it’s such a beautiful one. I get to witness so much of my children that I never knew could be so uplifting. If doesn’t matter to me if my hair is unbrushed, in a messy bun for the fourth day, because I get to sing the Abcs with my toddler every day. Anytime I want, I can toss my baby in the air and listen to the explosion of his laughter.
Not only am I learning to live in this season and adapt to it, I’m understanding how to easily move through it. I want to be graceful and patient and gentle about all of this. Even on the tough days of motherhood. Just like the spring I will blossom new leaves and flowers and sway In the easy breeze of life again. For now I’m being grateful for the shedding of my old leaves.
When the spring comes in a month or two, babies will be crawling, seeds will be sown and the season will slightly shift. In my life and in the earths.
It’s such a time of magic and madness!
I feel like Alice in Wonderland some days!
This season I’m being gentle on myself. Right now, I’m choosing to give myself some extra grace. Cultivating a tender heart toward your children is one thing, but to turn it toward yourself is something entirely different.
In gratitude,
Tayler
