Mothers. They are one of the significant contributors of the phrase “Empowered Women, Empower Women.” They overcome adversities, challenge social norms and break down barriers – rising and raising their child with them. They plant flowers in the garden of their children, so they can bloom.

They pour love out like a waterfall and nurture those who drink from it. They enflame hearts with compassion and orchestrate harmony amongst their children creating a beautiful symphony. They pave roads and liberate. They voice out and amplify the ones of their own.

It is to their depths of love that supports and caresses. To their cheers that uplifts. To how they raise and confront the world. It is to their softness, their boldness and their resilience. It is to their sacrifices and them bringing out the best in us.

Here is to their ability to create an insurmountable power that only grows. To them to being driven and passionate in their own authentic way. To them carrying out their integrity and setting examples, aspiring us to emulate.

Here is to the ones who give birth, adopt, educate and raise. To the ones who devote their lives to their families care and the balance of it all. Here is to them creating ripples carried over generation, shaping us and thereby shaping the world after them.

— Sabila Siddiqui