Women.

What do you do when the women in your life are prospering? With a question like that, I can only imagine what some of you may have to say. It is important to state that that question isn’t rooted in any hate or desire to bring down said women from some irrational feeling or thought loss of power. I question this, because I think it’s important to ponder such an inquiry. What do I need to do when the women in my life are prospering? How do I further build them up so they can be the representation and the catalyst that others need. How do I find the words to commend and empower them? To further prove that their representation is not only needed, but also valued.

For if I cannot not figure out when they are prospering, how will I know what to do when they’re not. And if I cannot be a support and be an ally to these women in my life, how will I answer the call when it comes from the most important women in my life…my daughters.

This inquiry has given me pause to reflect on the women I’ve met throughout the course of my life. And while this post isn’t intended to be an ode to the women in my life, as each of them deserve their own letter, I still feel that their stories are still a necessary part of the bigger story.

When I think of the first woman in my life, there’s no better place to start than my mother. The woman who showed and taught me undying, unwavering, and unconditional love. The very type of love that I hope to pass on to my own children. How do you find the words to describe the compassion and mothering love of a mother? While we may disagree on a hundreds of things, there’s no denying that you gave me great love, and loved me in the best ways you knew how, and I can never be angry or hold that against you.