Sheryl Crow 'Always Knew' She Wanted to Be a Mom
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The future Sheryl Crow envisioned for herself only a few short years ago was nothing out of the ordinary: a house, a husband, and a family. However, when the songstress realized that her path in life had taken an unexpected turn, she was more than happy to work with the cards she had been dealt. “I had to let go of this picture I’d always painted about my life,” she reveals in the October issue of Health magazine.
Intent on having children, Sheryl was undeterred by her single status; She began the journey to expand her family through adoption. “At the time I was considering adoption, everything else had sort of not worked,” she admits. More than willing to “let go of the story you tell,” to open up new doors “for other things to come in,” Sheryl committed herself to finding her child.
“I always knew that I wanted to be a mom, so I just had great faith that when that little person found me, that I would be ready and everything would be fine.”
Fine, indeed! Sheryl became the proud mama of her now 2-year-old son Wyatt Steven in 2007. Full swing into motherhood — and clearly loving it — the 47-year-old makes manners a priority in her household, most noticeably respect. “Respect is huge — respect for the planet and honoring and loving this organism that sustains all of us,” she says.
In addition to being respectful, Sheryl notes, her toddler will also grow up with a kind heart.
“Try to make every decision out of compassion, which encompasses how you treat the planet and every person.”
Despite her celebrity status, Sheryl laughs that she is kept in check by none other than her love of music. “Yesterday, I took Wyatt to Little Gym…and there was a version of ‘When You Wish Upon a Star,’ by I think, Take 6 on. And it just slayed me,” she shares. “I found that now the songs that I go to are songs that I grew up with, like ‘Someone to Watch Over Me.’ It’s comforting to me as a mother, and it’s comforting to me as a human being, that there is something bigger than myself out there.”
Source: Health
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