"Unleashing the Everyday Superhero Within: Embracing Your Strengths and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs"

I thought I had to have everything perfectly planned with myself, my kiddo, my house and my business to be a superhero and let me just say... BAHAHAHAHA The lie detector test determined THAT was a lie!

Maybe it's not a lie. I think it's just misguided. I AM a superhero. I created a human, birthed the human, am raising a human on my own and (with God of course) continue to do this EVERY SINGLE DAY! That's pretty amazing! I don't see superman or batman being able to do this ish! They get to come and "save the day" every so often. But for us single moms, we ARE the day, we CREATE the day, we show up day in and day out no matter what.

How to define a hero:

vocabulary.com puts it this way:

"Heroism consists of putting others first, even at your own peril."

Merriam Webster Dictionary defines Heroism as:

"1: heroic conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end.

2: the qualities of a hero."

My favorite definiition is the first one: "putting others first, even at your own peril!" Can you relate to this? I can! You may or may not take it in the sense of standing in front of a "dragon" to save your children, but we do this in so many other ways.

How many of us neglect our health to protect our children's peace? Yeah, you do it too! Did you get a walk in today? Did you take your vitamins? Did you even EAT today?

We will often go without so our kids can have... for example:

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU BOUGHT A NEW BRA?? (am I just yelling at myself, here?)

I also apprecite the 1st Merriam Webster definition, "...high purpose" stands out to me! This motherhood task is filled with purpose beyond what we can see. That's what keeps me going. The messes, the stress, the traumas, the chaos, the horrific seasons, the blessings, the smiles and laughs, the lessons learned...all add up to a higher purpose. We are a part of that. We help create that. YOU ARE VALUABLE. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE A HERO.

As single moms, we don't hear that enough. So, we need to say it to ourselves and to each other more often.

What do you believe about yourself? It starts there. When I found out I was pregnant, I couldn't believe I was not married and starting out on a single mom journey...I beat myself up about this (raised in CHURCH, so I really felt bad). BUT now, I embrace every part of me and my child. My child is a GIFT! He's supposed to be here! I believe that with my whole heart. I am also created for this. I am also special and important and valuable and loved. Now that I can tell myself these things, I can move forward in freedom and peace and love. Me and my child both deserve that.

I'm pointing all of this out to show how truly heroic we all are. There's nothing too big or too small. We do it out of love. We do it out of necessity. WE JUST DO IT!

So as I sip my first cup of coffee for the day, I raise a "cheers" to you and me for being on our superhero game without even asking to be and without even knowing it!

I'll leave you with this theme song (cliche, but who cares!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AphKUK8twg

Love to all the Baby Mamas!

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