Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life, seen through a woman becoming stronger than she realised
If you ask most people who know me they will tell you I have a great memory, especially for details. In school my friends would give me a random number and then ask me what it was a few days later and I would remember it. For many centuries now, memory techniques have evolved in
This week we got to bury my first grandchild’s whenua/placenta. 😭 In New Zealand, within my Maori culture there is an ancient practice of burying the placenta after birth which is seen as a ‘gift’ to Papatūānuku – Mother Earth . I didn’t get to partake in this practice with my children. But now I
I’ll never forget the day, as a 15 year old, that I told my family I hated them and I wanted to get a gun and shoot them all. I wanted to die and I wanted to take everyone with me. Carrying remnants of a war between families that dated back to the early settlers
If you haven’t guessed how much procrastination has played a part in my life by the times have written about it maybe you might now… One of the most destructive effects of procrastination is the fact that it can make you feel out of control. I certainly know it has done this for me at
You teach your children how to be respectful by respecting them. They are humans. Not your little robot to control. I caused a trigger for a young woman the other week for saying I don’t smack my kids and that boundaries and respect can be taught without resorting to hitting them, in response to a
According to a study reported in Prevention Magazine, not in the slightest; “79% of baby boomers will expect to work at least part-time well into their golden years,” the study has revealed. “A growing number of adults are looking at their 40s, 50s, and 60s as the right time to start fresh in an entirely
Sitting here in deep reflection. This life that is happening for me and to me that I have called in. Sometimes it scares me but mostly it inspires me. The sisterhood that I have holding me now is beyond words. The deep reverence and honour we have for each other and the people we desire
Inner Peace, isn’t that what we’d all love to experience consistently as we weave our paths through everything life gives us? The good news is, it is far simpler to attain than many of our outer (material or physical) goals. The bad news is that simple isn’t always easy! Attaining inner peace is not easy
Recently I have been experiencing another death and rebirth of my marriage. The ever falling away and new things being introduced. This called for me to stand in a power that I don’t normally stand in because I don’t need to. It called for my husband to stand back, stand up and step in, in
Are you someone who finds expectations heavy and a burden? Or are you someone who feels ready to take on the world at the idea of an expectation you have? Often our expectations are based on the assumptions we have about people or groups of people. The same is true of ourselves. Have you ever
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 