A Mother is Born

My brother in law came to town for my father in law's ceremony, he is amazing, and single :)  At the ceremony we needed 10 men, a minyan, to say a special prayer, and we had nine, out of nowhere a man came to the cemetery to visit his grandfather who he had never met, but was named after him.  He joined the prayer and later told us that he visits every year, the timing was a miracle.

I have had quite an adventurous few days, ups and downs, luckily the fun keeps going, my sister in law and I are hanging out tonight, just us girls, and tomorrow evening we are going to a wedding of an amazing young couple in our community.

My thoughts are everywhere, I feel so blessed to be in my new role as a Doula, and it really feels like I was placed here in this community specifically to fill this need.  Today someone that I haven't seen in a while asked me, how is your new career? I had no idea what he was talking about, I feel like what I do keeps evolving, and it is just who I am.  So when he said, being a Doula, I said, wow, that is right, its going wonderful, but it really feels like I have been doing it all my life, and it is my purpose in this life.

Everyone always is so excited about a new baby, but especially when its a first time mom, the mother also is just born.  There is so much to process, so much to learn, and yes family and friends are there for physical help like food, diapers, and even letting new mom sleep.  The emotional and intellectual process takes longer, as well as the spiritual.  We must all reach out to new moms, and even moms with multiple children, be someone they can talk to, really talk to, no holding back, it is so important to heal in every way, not just physically.

Relationships are what life is about.
Even when its tough,
Even when big changes happen.
It's hard.
But its worth it.
Stay strong.
Find What Connected You, and Hold On Tight.
Shavua Tov,
Enjoy the rest of your weekend,
Coach Yulia