While negotiating the many facets of my identity has been a constant, the struggle came to the forefront of my consciousness when I became a mom in October of 2010. My son is now one and while I love being a mom, sometimes I look around and don't recognize the life that surrounds me. While this is the life I want and have hoped for, I'm constantly trying to find aspects of my pre-mommy self or renegotiate my new normal.
Writing does not come easy for me, but I'm hoping it will help me make sense of things. While I love having written something worth reading, the process of putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard is often painful for me. It's the same struggle I have with being patient. I like to be good at things...now. I like things perfect...now. I want everything organized and in place...now.
This is part of my journey as a teacher...a coffee drinker...a sister...a director...a mother...a performer...a wife...a feminist...a daughter...a learner...an activist...a friend...an academic...a reader...a critical thinker...an aunt...a consumer...a daughter-in-law...a knitter...a lover...a hoper...a woman.
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