My Inner Kick-boxer's Lessons About Life & Growth

lil' girl turned a corner in the last day, I swear... kicks & movements SO much stronger!!!

And she's hitting at both sides simultaneously (before was just way out on my right side, where her legs tend to be).... Trae & I were laying in bed last night like, "Oh my god!"

Aaah it's just so magical, this whole "being a vessel of Life" thing... deeply humbling & empowering at the same time. Makes me think of one of my favorite quotes from my mentor about life & its power:

"Life contains the capacity, like flames that reach toward heaven, to transform suffering and pain into the energy of creation, into light that illuminates darkness. Like the wind traversing vast spaces unhindered, life has the power to uproot and overturn all obstacles and difficulties. Like clear flowing water, it can wash away all stains and impurities."

~ Daisaku Ikeda

Her crazy fast development makes me pause sometimes and ask myself, "How much am *I* growing?!" Am I keeping up with her in how much I expand and challenge my life every day? She is a great teacher... and I know this is just the beginning.

Thanks, lil' Woop Woop! I will do my best to keep up with you!

Sidenote: Talking to our upstairs neighbor Aimee last night, she shared how much she was hoping to find us a little onesie with the Walking Dead baby nickname "lil' Asskicker" - that is feeling more and more appropriate!