For the light and dark are both alike to you

For the darkness and light are both alike to you….
Janet Morley


A baby is born. Light enters the darkness.

Where will the light of your new child shine?

What is the darkness that the babe will illuminate?

Our child uncovers a capacity within us for love so deep that we find spaces in ourselves that we never knew existed. The baby also brings what is dark within us out into the light. This darkness has many faces – anger, frustration, fear, inadequacy – whatever is hidden in our shadow. Before becoming a mother, it was much easier to hide from ourselves and those around us. Motherhood is an invitation to see through our self-deception and illusion.

As mothers we are graced with the opportunity to come to know who we are through the intimacy we share with our child. No one will bring us greater joy or greater pain than the child that took shape within us.

In the best of circumstances we come to terms with who we are – as mothers, as women, as human beings. Sometimes we are broken; sometimes we are radiant. We are always real. Motherhood opens new doors to find out who we really are.