When you become a mother to a baby girl, you are expected to become a role model for her.

To teach her all of the valuable life lessons she will need to know to transition from childhood to adulthood.

But what I never expected as a mother was the life lessons you would teach me in return.

You have taught me to open my eyes to the beauty around me.

To notice the everyday, simple things that bring us joy.

To see possibilities instead of obstacles.

To listen more than I speak.

To be open-minded to new ideas.

And that, at the end of the day, all that matters is the love and kindness we share with others.