I consider it an honour and a privilege to be a mom and to celebrate that, I have collected some words of wisdom on motherhood to share with you. A celebration of being a mother, quotes and sayings that will touch your heart, make you think, bring a smile or maybe a tear.
I never really understood how much my mother loved me until I had a child of my own. I mean, yes, of course, I knew she loved me but I didn’t comprehend the depth of that love, the fierceness, and the fact that it goes beyond time and dimension. It goes on forever and beyond this lifetime.
Motherhood is huge and scary. It is amazing and exhausting and life-changing. There is no such thing however, as the perfect mother. We really do learn as we go and do our best to raise kind humans.
I dedicate this post to my late mother Velma and my mother-in-law Cathy. One who nurtured and raised me, taught me love, compassion and is the very core of my being; the other who is the most amazing woman, best Gramma to Bug, inspires and guides me with love on my journey as a new mom in absence of my own.
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Being A Mother Quotes And Sayings, Words Of Wisdom
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- “Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom.” ~ Harriette Hartigan
- “A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die.” ~ Mary Mason
- “Each woman must realize that she is the final guardian of her unborn child.” ~ Susan McCutcheon, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
- “A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside; when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.”~ Unknown
- “A baby fills a place in your heart that you didn’t know was empty.”~Author Unknown
- “Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood – finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.” ~ Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match
- “Becoming a parent doesn’t make you less of a woman. You matter. Your happiness matters. Your health matters. Your dreams matter. Today do at least one thing for you. Take a walk in the rain. Meet a friend for coffee. Write in your journal. Read a book. Plan a trip. Hug a tree. Help a stranger. Create something. Grow something. Sing something. Learn something. Whatever it is that makes you smile, do a little of it each day. Your children are watching. Let them see you happy.”~ L.R. Knost
- “My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me. ~ R.J. Palacio, Wonder
- “Being a good mother does not mean being perfect every single moment. We screw up. We get mad, we drink too much, eat too much, yell too much. A good mother learns from her mistakes and does what she can to not let them happen over and over.” ~ Amy Hatvany
- “What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.” ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock
- “I don’t understand why women say ‘I’m just a mom’. Remind me again, which job on the planet is more important?” ~ Susan Hallum
- “Every woman is a gift when she becomes a daughter, Every woman is beautiful when she becomes a lover, Every woman is special when she becomes a wife, Every woman is a god when she becomes a Mother” ~ Vivek Thangaswamy
- “Yes it’s true, you wake the child inside of you up because you’re a Mom!”~ Sandra C. Kassis
- “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”~ Sophia Loren
- “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.~ Jodi Picoult
- “Always, always, always love your mother. No one else will ever love you like she does.”~ Ibn Jeem
- “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.”~ Michael Jordan
- “…motherhood is the thing in a woman’s life that catches her by total and complete surprise.”~ Melanie Shankle, Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn
- “Motherhood: The most exhausting, emotional, rewarding and life-enhancing journey a woman can take.”~ Charlotte Pearson
- “You and I. Hand in hand. An endless story of love. A love that grew in me for 9 months and only grows bigger each day. You and I. Hand in hand. An endless journey. Countless steps. One destination – your happiness. You and I. Hand in hand. My heart and blood. I’ll share it all – take it – my whole life is you.”~ Veronika Jensen
- “Motherhood unwittingly molds us into all we are now, or are – destined to be.”~ Eleesha, The Soulful Pathway To Being A Mom
- “A mother’s love, it knows no end. It begins with a dream, with a silent wish, and it never ever ends.”~Kelly DeBie
- “A mother isn’t the person who births you; it’s the person who rears you and shows you love.”~ Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
- “Don’t compare yourself to other MOMS… We are all just winging it, just some hide it better than others.”~ Tanya Masse
- “However motherhood comes to you, it’s a miracle.”~ Valerie Harper
- “Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body-meaning that it wasn’t put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit.”~Amy Adams
- “I have stretch marks on my heart.”~ Bella Bloom
- “Making the decision to have a baby is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone
- “Motherhood: The days are long but the years are short.” ~ Gretchen Rubin
- “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” ~ Gilda Radner
- “The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before.”~Osho
- ‘I think as a mom it’s important to teach your children that they’re extraordinary, powerful beings. Your job is to keep the path clear so there is nothing they can trip on.” ~ Thandie Newton
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- “There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.” ~ Hodding Carter, Jr.
- “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”~Jill Churchhill
- “It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.” ~ L.R. Knost,
- “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.~Oprah Winfrey
- “A mother understands what a child does not say.”~Jewish Proverb
- “A Real Mom: Emotional, yet the rock. Tired, but keeps going. Worried, but full of hope. Impatient, yet patient. Overwhelmed, but never quits. Amazing, even though doubted. Wonderful, even in the chaos. Life changer, every single day.”~ Rachel Martin
- “I am the light breath and wind around you. I am the knowing that you are never really all alone. You are all of my strength and none of my weakness. You are the dream my life made. Those are the best things I can ever do for you.” ~ Katherina Vermette
I hope some of these quotes and sayings about being a mother touched your heart, made you smile, and will inspire you on your journey that is motherhood.
Peace, Kelly
Kelly Blakely is the founder and creative force behind Just Our View From Here. As a first-time mom over 40, she brings a fresh perspective to parenting and family life on her blog. Kelly also explores a wide range of lifestyle topics in her writing, including fashion, beauty, self-care, and well-being.
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