I go to bed thinking of you and I wake up thinking of you. I am at peace when you are safe and most anxious when you are troubled. You are in all my prayers, many of my tears, and most of my smiles. You exhaust me and inspire me. You are the most beautiful work I have ever participated in. Within 15 minutes’ drive lives a tiny 5’2 woman with a heart of gold that I call Mom who I know feels the the same & carries all these sacred weights for me. And if you expand that circle a little farther you’ll find the aunts and teachers and mentors and neighbors and cousins and sisters and friends and loved ones bursting with femininity who have carried and nurtured and held and built me up all my life. To the women: you shining rays of light. 💛
