Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
Societal conditioning tells me that I should be worried. (I’m not) That it’s not ok to have close relationships with the opposite sex. (It is) That you should only get your needs met by your partner. (Nope) I call bullshit. Humans originally were raised in tribes. Where we all lent on each other and had
I actually really love it when people tell me what they see in me or think of me Why? Because in truth, it’s actually me reflecting back to them the human that they are. Sometimes they don’t even realize it. And it’s the most beautiful thing to witness. The way some people see me is
You can stop telling me how to think Stop telling me how to feel Stop telling me I’m not doing enough Stop insisting what I see is wrong Stop agreeing with me for fear of an argument Stop only half listening And Start trying to see with eyes that aren’t yours Start responding after taking
I could be happy and smiling but deep down wondering why I actually wasn’t good enough or how I could do or be better. I still have my moments of questioning sometimes. But then I heard the lesson of ‘maybe people aren’t giving you recognition because you need to give it to yourself first’. Holy
We get to do better. I was on my morning walk and admiring the beauty of nature around me yet couldn’t help but remember how I used to love seeing snakes and admiring their beautiful patterns or the families of kangaroos chilling in peoples backyards. We even used to have them out the front of
Slut shaming brings out my anger and sometimes when it’s released can be so raw it frightens me. It happens when I see something about women being blamed for being raped. Or hear about a woman who told a man she didn’t want to have sex but he had sex with her anyway. This time
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
Thank you. Two simple words. On my walk this morning I was doing what I do and dancing along to one of my fav songs in my own world. No care for who might see me. Next thing I know this older woman is next to me with two beautiful samoyeds with a big beautiful
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
“You feel different”. It’s a comment I receive so regularly now. I’m not really surprised, I am grateful though, when it comes from the people who have been at ground level of my development work because they have seen me warts and all. When it comes from my friends who have been in my life
