My Mother

We originate from a union filled with all sorts of emotions. But the mothers strength to endure, support, protect and raise a child comes from within and without. Experience and environmental conditions "who we are" and "who we become" is only part of the story. A story which goes as far back as our consciousness has been framed guiding us in the here and now continuing into the future.

"Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters"

Langston Hughes