Hi Katie,

I connect deeply to your words about Kali and how she has given you strength as the 'all loving mother' during your darkest hours. It's my son's birthday today so I'm remembering how I felt when I first held him in my arms. An immeasurable love so pure and tender... like the soft feathers of a white dove gently cradling her young. Fierce...like a towering mother bear on its hind legs, protecting her baby cubs. A love that melts my heart and breaks it. When I feel the embers dying, it's this kind of love that sets my heart ablaze, once again.

Striking the right balance between soft and fierce, surrendered acceptance and purpose, has never come easy. I appreciate the reminder to keep at it.

Much Love,

Catherine