Motherhood

Digging through my archives, and decided to share this.... Urged on by a perfectly orchestrated play of events I started a new chapter of my life. I stepped out of a world described by some as perfect: the corporate world - full of its intrigues of power play, anxieties, rewards, disappointments and celebrations. In the midst of the glamour and glitz, my heart yearned for more. I yearned to spend time with my children; to have the luxury of taking them to school and been there when they return. Will it be right to drop the pay check for the unknown? Would I feel cheated when I run into that former colleague who has climbed to the top of the ladder and I am probably just “a full time mum”? Would I be called a non-achiever for not balancing work and family? Will I be able to inspire my daughters to aim for the highest? Will they think I settled for less? What is more and what is less? Climbing up the ladder of your career or climbing up the ladder of your children’s hearts? Ar