This Mother’s Day, Come Home to Yourself

For the woman who feels tired, lost, and ready to reclaim her peace.

Dear Beautiful Soul,

A few years ago, I found myself yelling at my 4-year-old daughter for spilling milk.

She looked up at me—not afraid, just puzzled, like she couldn’t quite understand what she did wrong.

The truth? I wasn’t angry about the milk.

I was sleep-deprived, overwhelmed, and stretched too thin.

Doing everything for everyone, yet still feeling like I was falling short.

I remember standing in the mess, milk clinging to my feet, thinking:

“Is this what motherhood is supposed to look like?”

🌱 A Breaking Point—and a Beginning

That moment broke something open in me.
But it also began something new.

The life you’re living—right now, with all its ups and downs—is real.
And you have the power to change how it feels, one choice at a time.

At first, I blamed everything outside of me—my partner, my child, my to-do list.
But nothing changed until I discovered this truth:

💭 You Are Not Your Thoughts

I used to believe every story in my mind—
“I’m not enough.”
“They don’t appreciate me.”
“I can’t live like this.”

But those weren’t truths.
They were just thoughts.

🌸 This Mother’s Day, Give Yourself Something Radical: Awareness

🌱 You are not your mind.
Your mind is always busy—spinning stories, what-ifs, and worries. But those thoughts are not who you are.

They're just noise, like trains passing through a station.

You don’t have to ride every train.

You can pause, observe the thought, and let it pass.

You are not the voice in your head.

You are the awareness that hears it.

Photo by Eye for Ebony on Unsplash

💐 Shifting Perspective: The AWARE Approach

A gentle guide to help you shift from overwhelm to peace:

• Acknowledge – Name what you’re feeling. Anger? Sadness? Exhaustion?

• Witness – Notice that the feeling is within you. Your reaction creates your emotion, not the event.

• Analyze – Ask why you feel this way. Often, it comes from wanting things to be different than they are.

• Release – Let the emotion pass. You are not your thoughts. You are the one observing them.

• Engage – From a calm place, ask: What action truly serves me now?

🌷 From My Heart to Yours

This Mother’s Day, don’t wait for someone else to honor you.
Honor yourself.
Celebrate how far you’ve come.

And remember:
You are already whole. Already worthy. Already home.

With love,
Sikieng

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