Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
This Body This vessel Is where I exist right now Yes I’m the stars Yes I’m nature Yes I am connected to God But this body This body holds my soul until I return to the infiniteness And I will do no such thing as dishonour this vessel by trying to be outside of her
When my hubby first started showing interest in me I thought he was crazy. I thought I was too fat for him. Why would he want a fat brunette when he has a skinny blonde hanging around. And I know so many women have had similar thoughts to this in relation to similar things in
I’ve seen all the creams and surgeries and tips on getting rid of my stretch marks. And yes I have tried many of them myself. I’ve now also spent a long time loving my stretch marks and the way they sit on my body. I love the dimples, I love the colours, I love what
Today I fell into the cracks. Or should I say the gulley of social media and plastic surgery. Yes it was another one of those days. I found myself scrolling through hourglass figures and noticed my mind going into the I am not enoughness and my body isn’t enough as she is. The more I
Yesterday I was busy being just a mum. Today I am busy being just a women who feels so deeply about all women feeling empowered in their own bodies and loving their own bodies and helping co-facilitate an experience for women to have and be and feel all that and more. You see, no one
Who am I if I’m not posting body positivity? Will people still like me if I’m not posting that I celebrate my body daily? Is that the only thing worth sharing that I have? Have you ever considered who you are without your stories? The assaults, the money, the family, the relationships, the ego, without
Today my Coach told me I was taking the easy way. And as soon as she said it I knew she was right. The easy way means I get to stay in the idea of helping people without actually causing someone pain. What if I say the wrong thing? What if what I say causes
This body of mine She is my home Sometimes I forget How much she does for me, is me She breathes She feels She processes She purges She opens She closes She grows She loves All of me This body of mine She is my home For now. I am blessed to hold her, to
It’s not about the likes or the followers It’s not about attention or receiving love (or sometimes maybe hate) It’s about the silent watchers who are experiencing something in their own bodies and they don’t know how to express it Its about the people who never interact yet will randomly message saying they feel like
Shame is a killer of pleasure. Who has felt shame when it comes to their own personal body parts? For me, I felt shame around my body because it had been used and abused and I felt like it was my fault. The day that I started journeying with my body and releasing guilt and
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 