Motivational Write Up for Women
My soul yearns to jump
From the known to the unknown…
Many times, I think of quitting as melancholy takes over, but then
I notice two pair of innocent eyes looking up to me and I know
I need to rise again.
This is precisely my state of mind now. Hello everyone! I am a mom of two little munchkins who keeps me busy all day, especially during the current pandemic situation. Sometimes, I am everything capsuled into one – mom, cook, friend, homework helper, butterfly catcher, dancer …phew! While I love to be with them, for them, and around them, I also sometimes yearn to be myself. I miss the active social life that I once had before embracing motherhood for the second time. That was two years ago and it already seems like ages. I have no idea when and how I will go back to my Zumba class, attend my monthly union with friends, go out with my husband. My job hunting stunt is also on hold now as companies have gone for hiring freeze. A career restarter’s journey is never easy! This thought made me worried with every passing day and I can sense my confidence level drooping. But my inhibitions were to change soon…
One day, a sudden virtual meet with a schoolfriend helped me to get back the required motivation in my life. The incessant chatting and childish laughter filled the room like the aroma of a caramel custard. Our children were surprised to see their mothers like that and they also enjoyed thoroughly. Later that day, while enjoying my evening coffee and listening to the sound of the rain, I suddenly knew what to do – to be myself and live in the present. I started listening to my favourite audio books while doing the mundane domestic chores, going for morning walk in our compound, and started freelancing. Now every night, before going to sleep I sit in the balcony with my dad and look up to my mom, the brightest star in the sky. I realised the struggles of my dad (as a widower) is tough; compared to that, my restarter journey seems easier.
I stopped being there for everyone every time. Instead, I started to distance myself a little only to be back with a bang. I understood that the world will survive without me, for some time. Nowadays, my elder daughter accompanies me to my walks some days and we are slowly nurturing a new found love for nature. I realized that I just needed one small push to kick start my life. Life is good and I have miles to go before I sleep. Bring it on…I am ready.
“Be what you want to be, taking things the way they come.”
About the author:
Rajashree Ghosh-Rajashree loves to wear many hats in her life – a fun-loving mother of two adorable daughters (Hiya and Isha), a freelance writer and co-author, a doting wife, and a mischievous daughter. She loves to be the rolling stone that gathers no moss, for she believes that she has ‘miles to go’ before she sleeps.
(The author is a guest blogger at Her Second Innings. The opinions expressed are those of the author.)
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