Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
This body is not only mine but a continuation of my parents, grandparents, great grandparents and all of my ancestors. This is our body. Without them it would not exist. As I walk and learn and teach all that I come to know, so too, do all the people who came before me and are
Held. Received. Turned on. The 3 things that came to my mind this weekend after experiencing two of my beautiful sisters in their magic. As I lay there receiving their magic, which is literally the only way to describe them in their powers, I came to massive realizations. One being I am so held and
I never used to allow myself to experience the full range of emotions. I ignored it when I needed to cry. I held it in when I needed to yell. I kept my mouth shut when I wanted to disagree. I stuffed so many emotions down inside me because if they weren’t happiness then I
Recently I was going through the biggest integration experience I’ve ever felt. My entire body had aches and pains along with the most horrible migraines and I just did not want to human anymore. But I allowed it all. I didn’t shame myself for feeling the things I was feeling. I knew they were just
It saddens me when I see people celebrating how they don’t let anyone in. Or they are done with humans/men/women. It saddens me because I was that person. It saddens me because I still fight that programming sometimes. The thoughts of should I be sharing in this connection or will they just leave me like
Leadership isn’t just about the loud people out in the front! If you want to be truly seen – be yourself. I’m seen in my quiet confidence. I’ve been told it radiates. I’ve stopped listening to the people who told me to stop being invisible. Because I know I’m not invisible where it really matters.
I have visited with mortality many times and I understand others have not. I have accepted the idea of death, felt it many times in my own body, and are no longer afraid to die and I understand others have not. I have lived off rations of food and survived and I understand others have
My marriage has recently been going through another upgrade and it hasn’t been fun. Or easy. But then it never is, is it? Both my hubby and I have had tremendous growth over the last couple of years and we finally reached a stalemate again. Neither of us had been willing to budge. If you
The other night I thought to myself, after hearing numerous times about all the stuff I used to do, that I would give old Shannii a rerun. The Shannii who didn’t speak up and just people pleased because it was just easier. Except this time it wasn’t. And I realized how often I used to
Have you ever considered that you stating women should dress modestly or cover up etc or she is asking to be assaulted, raped or whatever sexual act may occur, may in fact be a part of your protective mechanism or that it gives you a false sense of safety? As if, in some way, if
