The commonality in the human experience is the same. We have the same sorrows, and the same triumphs. Joy is joy is joy.
Your intention rules your life and determines the outcome.
Everybody looks at their poop.
I tried to empty myself and let the spirit of Sethe inhabit me.
To play down mothering as small is to crack the very foundation on which greatness stands.
I've seen that many times in rural African villages where people have nothing but a hut and a bowl. The joy in the children's eyes is something you wish you could package and bring back to America.