An Empowering Beauty

Theres something about those raw unedited images of a new mother that gets me everytime!
The ones that show the beauty of a woman that has just become a mother with the look of complete and utter love for her child.
The look that shows she will always protect her child and put them first.
She is completely vulnerable, she wears no make up and hasnt brushed her hair!
She hasnt showered or managed to brush her teeth.
She is extremely exhausted, sore, swollen, battered and bruised from the journey of her babies delivery.
She is filled with a kind of joy that is unexplainable.
One that you cannot compare because it wouldnt even come close.
The world around her completely falls away and her only focus is the life she has just created.
Her struggle and stress from the chaotic journey she has just endured comes to a stop and she finds herself at peace.
The fear and worry, wonder and anticipation that have filled her heart for the last 8 months slowly disappear and she finds her self consumed in every piece of her little human.
She will never forget this moment.
It will be stamped on her heart forever and she feels an empowering beauty.


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