Closing doors, cleaning shop I need to get this rubbish out
I need to come to a place of full circle and admit; retreat and let go
I cannot be holding on to a past that degrades and shutters me
I will not take with me the insecurities that have held me back
I’m looking over my shoulder and getting my life in check
Hello 2012
I refuse to continue standing in a battle field of broken dreams
I will not carry with me the misconceptions I have of the vessel that is my body
I stand proud with my flabby arms; dimpled bum; stretch marks and full breasts
Looking in the mirror this is me; this is all me and I can’t keep fighting this wonderful woman looking back at me
I will not put myself through it
I refuse to lose myself in seeking approval for love; gratitude or friendship
I will not let go of the passions and thoughts that bubble inside me because they are me
Approval; stamps of agreement and a desire to be accepted
Have eaten away at me; it’s not going to happen again
I am loved; accepted and appreciated and always have been
I will not let the taunting sing in my ear
I will not doubt the woman I am and the abilities I carry
For inside me is a fountain of wonderful things that is dying to burst out
I am who I am right now; I could have been anyone else but I am me
Head held high I forsake all things and cling to the simple truth
That is the essence of me
I will not forget how far I have come and what I have achieved
My life story is different from yours and I have my moments to celebrate
I will carry a song of celebration with me as I reach out and grow
I remember that I am salted; preserved and nurtured
This is only the beginning
I will not forget that someone saw potential in me and chose to birth it
Someone refused to be caught up with the outside and looked on the inside
I have the same duty; to birth the very same in others
Purpose filled; passion drive; dream bound
I will not let it all go
Cleaning up shop and closing the door on the things I don’t need
I will not be short changed
The future is all on me and I will not have it taken from me
I will not
Heels 'n' Dreams
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Strong women wear their pain like heels, no matter how much they hurt all you see is the beauty of it
A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape …
but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape…
A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything …
but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear…
A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her …
but a woman of strength gives the best of her to everyone…
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future…
a woman of strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be God’s blessings and capitalizes on them…
A strong woman walks sure footedly …
but a woman of strength knows God will catch her when she falls…
A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face …
but a woman of strength wears grace…
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey …
but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong…
a strong woman is one who gets her heart broken time and time again and still has the strength to gather the pieces to create a new life for herself. Remember that no matter what pain you’ve been through, tears will dry, broken hearts will heal,. You’re a woman and you are strong.
I am a woman. I respond to touch.
I am old- fashioned in that way
My core is a soft rib and my casing the soft red earth
My whole being is soft to touch, feel and behold
When touched, I respond
So when you lie to me and touch me too, my body responds anyway
Because I am a woman and I respond to touch
I am a product of touch. Of the love between a man and a woman
My father touched my mother’s cheek, kissed her and told her she was the fairest of them all
There I was bred in the fading moonlight
With a lone star shining at it’s brightest for my coming
I am a woman and I respond to touch
As a girl, I blushed at the tingling feelings from my toes – butterflies in my belly
My first kiss, my first love, my slow painful walk to adulthood
As a young woman, I learned finally
To know when a touch is really a touch
Because I am a woman and I respond to touch
So, don’t touch me if you don’t mean it, don’t tell me you love me if it’s not from your heart
Your lying touch is a stab to my fragile heart
Just be kind and step aside and watch the sun smile on me, watch real love come my way
A touch is coming my way, like I have never felt before
A touch just for me
By: Joyce Adedayo (2010)
There’s nothing more beautiful than sisterhood. Celebrate women folk everyday without any apologies.
(via blacknconfused)
(From the Diva Chronicles )
As you leave 2011 what is on your mind? Looking back do you see lighters or smoke and ashes?
Looking back over my shoulder at the year 2011, I cant help but smile. Life is weird, huh. Almost always it will take a sharp turn either right or very wrong. Obviously it sucks when things ot not work out quite the way yo uplan, especially when you had somehow convinced yourself that God was on your side with whatever plan you had and where praying for. Looking back now, to be honest: Yes a lot of hopes and dreams burnt there but many interesting “Streams in the desert” came up too and as always God had to nudge and ask “Behold! Can’t you see it, this good thing I have prepared for you.”
As I leave 2011, I carry buggage of lessont learnt and many many things I would like more of. I did not get my wish list in totality. To be honest most of the goodies God sent my way were not on MY wishlist but probably on His wish list for me, yet I am loving them. For example, I wanted a man. Mr “lover- lover”, Mr Right-for-me, Mr Too-Damn-Good-To-Me, “the man made to love me” and so on. YOU KNOW THAT DRILL!!!! lol. He didn’t come but I am definately in a better position to appreciate a good man and love him when he does after “kissing a few frogs”. My good friend, and the other half of H nD has found her Mr Forever and like all girls I have learnt to be happy for her without going green ne envy, lol. I have learnt to turn down dates with people who are so obviously wrong, not take it personal when a guy doesnt call back after a date, not equate love with sex and vice versa, not to try so damn hard lol (leessons hard learnt). And yes, it has been worth it. Dont get me wrong, God has been good in numerous areas of my life, although he hasnt given me all I asked for. It well and good. I am thankful in words I dont even know!
The most significant lesson is that God has great plans, to prosper us and make us greater than we could care to imagine. There is one small problem. We very often cannot see it, we cant comprehend it, we cant even imagine it. No wonder Jabez asked not only for an expansion of his territory but a change in HIM too, a software upgrade! So he could get it, to begin with - the mere fact that as people we are more than adequate is mind bending!
