A big part of growth is learning to lean into the fact that we can experience all the things at once. We can be angry and grateful, tired and inspired, loving and solitary, tearful and happy, grieving and hopeful. I especially feel this as a mother. So often I am stopped in my tracks by my son’s mere existence while also feeling the need to escape the duties of parenting. Nothing we feel is “bad”, it’s just beautifully complex.