Women bare more than the strength of a lion. We give birth to beautiful children, care for our homes and families, make time for our passions (some of us get paid for doing what we love to do), heal the sick, mend the broken pieces found in others, but so often we NEGLECT ourselves. Well ladies, it's time to take better care of YOU!!!
These thoughts comes to mind because as a survivor of domestic violence, I no longer take for granted the simple things in life: taking a walk a long the beach, yes, if you live in Chicago, the weather isn't that bad.....try it! Or for myself, I love taking pictures, especially nature shots (birds, land, flowers, trees, water, bugs, etc), for me, it's the best meditation after a hard work week. I've learned to appreciate the smallest or simplest things in life that guess what? MAKES ME HAPPY.
I come across so many women that can tell me EVERYTHING about what their kids, spouses, families and friends love to do and how they "go all out" for them, but when I ask them the question, what do YOU enjoy doing? Their faces are beyond blank, or their minds are racing with thoughts to quickly answer the question, due to lack of knowledge or they never thought about what they actually like to do. Women, women, women, get your lives back in order and do something for YOU. Tell the hubster to watch the kids, cause momma is going out in the world to enjoy her some, "me time". If you're single, reorganize that calendar and get to stepping as Martin Lawrence would say and find your passion, perfect your hobbies, read a book, sing a song...... just do something that relaxes your mind from the chaos of the world.
It took me to escape to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to find out that I love to write. The crazy thing is, I wrote everyday in my journals, but my mind could not articulate that I love to write stories, or deal with my problems and frustrations through writing. To me, I was simply doing something out of habit. So once I figured out that my passion was writing, four books that I've written have been self published, I began blogging because it was my feelings not expressed in my journal but on the internet so that others can read it and know that they too can survive and live a victorious life. I help women, their children and their families who have been affected by domestic violence so you can imagine how much speaking and writing I have to do.
What is your passion? What makes you smile while in the mist of doing it? What helps you inspire and empower others? That thing or those things that are the answer to those questions are all things that YOU need to do and do in the lives of others. I was being interviewed for an online article and was asked about how I feel when people or organizations "copy" what I do with my foundation? My answer was simple, I feel nothing, I've given them a template to use and what else would I expect them to do but use it. I don't feel like people copy me and the things I'm doing in our communities. It makes me proud to know and see when someone comes to me seeking help and ways to help others and start executing their passions. I say that to say, while doing your passions and perfecting your hobbies, you are not only helping yourself and possibly your families, but there's a slight chance that you'll help birth someone else's passions.
So let's recap, busy woman of God, SLOW DOWN, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF and finally, DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY AND SMILE ON THE INSIDE THAT PRODUCES FRUIT ON THE OUTSIDE.
HELP BREAK THE SILENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
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