(Super)Natural Nurturers

for all the Beloved Ones

who nurture Others

(with and without Mothers)

as Mothers or Others

by having courageously

and care-fully faced

and embraced their experiences

of absence and abandonment

and appalling lack 

of nurturing and mothering

allowing the atrocious pain

to create a Pathway

into a deeper Compassion

and more ferocious Strength

to weather the elements

around and within

that can paralyze us

in affliction and addiction

and provide protection

and engage empowerment

through perpetual perseverance

and fierce faithfulness

like Mama Bears

with their Babies

cuddling them with Kindness

challenging them with Mindfulness

enveloping them in their

radiant and maternal Glow

developing their innate

capacities and capabilities

enabling them to grow

more fully into Themselves

and take courageous steps

into the Eternal Flow

and to overcome

those fear-full barriers

that seek to keep

their true Selves trapped

in caves of shame

rather than ride

the Waves of Wholeness

with Wonder and Wisdom

resisting the temptation

to exist by perpetuating

the cycles of blame

by ceasing and desisting

and insisting that they

have a unique

and essential place

and role in this World

advocating for the Belovedness

of all amazing Others

by bravely and beautifully

living out their Own...

Thanks.

#200wordprayers #InternationalWomensDay2024 

('Rising' © Giovannina Colalillo)