“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a human being to do the
impossible” – C. Garretty
This type of love is pure. It’s heavenly. It’s unadulterated.
It is unapologetically real.
It could be the most beautiful thing on
this planet. It’s a mother’s love.
Beberly
de Leon embodies this love. She is a mother to her
two-year-old son Tzen; her greatest and most precious joy.
From Panajachel in the Western Highlands of
Guatemala, Beberly was beyond surprised to find out that she was soon to be a
mother after being told that a series of health problems had left her sterile
and unable to conceive. Tzen was to be born in a matter of months; the miracle
she thought was impossible.
“I named him Tzen Florian. Tzen comes from the Maya
Mam word ‘nTzen,’ which means smiling one. Florian is derived from the Spanish
word for flower and means pure beauty and magic that brings joy to everybody…
This is exactly what Tzen means to me,” shared Beberly.
Beberly, who has undocumented Indigenous heritage, has always had a strong relationship with the world around her. To the birds and the trees, to the food we produce and feed our bodies, to the happiness of her people near and far.
To
the health and wellbeing of Mother Earth.
She
is an activist for justice and a talented creative, who is deeply passionate
about art, photography and dance. She has recently discovered Nritya yoga,
otherwise known as ‘yoga of dance,’ and has combined elements of theatre with
the practice to unite people and encourage expression.
