Mother's Milk
Monday, February 7, 2011 at 01:43PM 
I have often said in the last several months that my daughter Ixchel is one of my greatest teachers. In her eight months of life she has taught me surrender, service and a whole lot of patience. She has invited me to play, laugh and sing again and has shown me what in life is really worth living for. I feel hugely indebted to her in my heart.
And yet, all that said, I think her biggest gift to me is making me a mother , not because now I am a mother per se, but rather because becoming a mother has been one of the most important embodied transformations thus far in my life. Motherhood has shown me my greatest edges, revealed my most hidden shadows and yet has given me (or better yet required me!) to dig deeper inside and pull from a well of resources that I did not know I even had. Is this my true wealth? I think so.
As a result I walk more in step with myself everyday. I have been humbled and shown what it is to be human, to feel defeated and still find the resources to keep going. I have seen how my body replenishes itself even when I feel I have no more to give- There is always more milk Elizabeth , my body says.
This is the wisdom that my body offers; mother s milk is the first true source of abundant supply. The baby demands, the breast provides. The more the baby wants, the more that flows. It is a wonderfully brilliant cycle of nature, one of the first economic cycles we are exposed to that tells us that there is always enough, you have what you need, it is right in front of your nose.
So where did all of this trust go? When did we come believe that the world no longer provided for us and all of our needs? It is a question I will sit with and encourage all of you to do as well. When did we dis-connect from the essential source of life?
Lately I have found myself sitting on the porch and swallowing. I imagine that I am swallowing mother s milk again, letting that warm, milky substance travel down my throat deep into my being nurturing all of the parts of me that thirst for life. It brings a smile to my face. I am able to mother myself. I feel full. I can breathe deep into my belly and I begin to walk with an embodied sense that there is always enough for all of us. Enough to go around.
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