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| A Strong Woman A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. Her tears flow just as abundantly as her laughter. She is not afraid to be afraid. A strong woman is both soft and powerful. She takes compliments to heart and treats herself like the queen that she is. A strong woman is equally visionary and decisive. She is able to hope when things look hopeless. She is both practical and spiritual. A strong woman in her essence is a gift to all the world. A strong woman is what I am! |
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| It Ain't Easy Being A "Queen" |
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| I say, Its in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I say, Its the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I say, Its in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I say, Its in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, The palm of my hand, The need for my care. 'Cause I'm a woman. Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's Me! ~ * ~ |
| Self-Value means I know who I am! Self-Esteem means I am who I say I am! Self-Worth means I believe I am who I say I am! |
| Know thyself. Accept thyself. Love thyself. To thine own self be true. |
| Participate in your experience and experience your participation. |
| Go deep enough to get under a thing to discover what is holding it up. Rise high enough above a thing to see it from a new perspective. Until you get to the core of a thing, or see it from a new place, you will not be able to determine how or if the experiences of your life serve your highest and greatest good. |
| Give of thyself only that which nourishes thyself and prepares thee to share nourishment with others. |
| You may shoot me with your arrows and still, I rise! ~Maya Angelou |
| "Wherever God is, there is peace. Wherever God is, there is joy. God's love for you is not aggressive, loud, or boastful. It is gentle and peaceful. It does not make you beg or wonder. You cannot fear losing it or being hurt by it. It settles in your heart with such blessed grace, you have no doubt as to what you are experiencing. If there is no peace, no joy, no grace, it is not God!" ~Iyanla Vanzant |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT When you can look a thing dead in the eye, acknowledge that it exists, call it exactly what it is, and decide what role it will play in your life, then, my Beloved, you have taken the first step toward your freedom. |
| Pleasure is a freedom-song, But it is not freedom. It is the blossoming of your desires, But it is not their fruit. It is the depth calling unto a height, But it is not the deep nor the high. It is the caged taking wing, But it is not space encompassed. Ay, in very truth, pleasure is a freedom-song. And I fain would have you sing it with fullness of heart; yet I would not have you lose your hearts in the singing. |
| The Devine Essence of Woman Do you understand about yourself, your true self? Do you understand that there are unseen energies, aspects of our nature which come into play in every situation we experience? Do you recognize, can you discern the various aspects of yourself and how they are reflected in what you do? What you experience? Many of us are out of touch and therefore do not understand the core of our true nature as women. These energies within us know all we have been and what we must become. The simplest description of the instincts and identities is "spirit", your true identity. You are spirit expressing itself in the feminine form. For women, the purpose of the spiritual essence is "to mother." Not solely to have children, but to mother, to create, nurture, teach, heal and love. The purpose of the mother is to receive and create harmony, balance, beauty, peace, and unconditional love as the tools she will use to nurture, teach, and heal the world. ~Iyanla Vanzant |
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| He told me I was his property; that I must be submissive to his will in all things. My soul revolted against the mean tyranny. But where could I go for help? ~Incidents In the Life Of A Slave Girl |
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