Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
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
10 things you might not know about me: 1: None of my wedding dresses cost me more than $300, the cheapest was $70. One I even designed and had made. 2: I was once told I was a disappointment in my family for leaving school early and that if my siblings did the same it
If you know me personally you have probably heard me call almost every experience I have had life changing. That’s because I believe every experience is, otherwise what’s the point of having it? For me if I jump in to do something it’s because I know there is something deep in it for me. I
Im not good enough. What makes me worthy? Maybe I’m too much? Those wounds have been in and out of my consciousness for years upon years. As they are for many of us it seems. What causes so many of us to have thoughts like these? This past week I uncovered a belief I’ve placed
Death has never been something I was afraid of. To me it has always meant peace and stillness. They say people who have had near death experiences are never really afraid of death because they have been close and realize it isn’t to be feared. My flight to Sydney on Friday experienced the most intense
To the men in my life – I apologise and thank you- I apologize that you haven’t been able to feel the real me. I apologise that because of the violence I’ve experienced by other men I kept you at a distance. I apologise that when you wanted to connect with me I flinched. I
For our 24th December Port Vila Stop I had been recommended a tour guide by the name of McKenzie who runs his tours via the Unique Tours and Transfers Facebook . So I booked us all in for his tour at a cost of $85 per adult and $50 per child where he would take
23rd December, the morning of Lifou was a rushed one as we slept in. Whoops. You can’t help but ooh and aaah at the stunning pixels of colour in the water as you travel over to Lifou Island. This is what I took this trip for. These are the moments that will burn into my
22nd December and we are off to Noumea. The boat docks in Noumea so no tender boats are needed which made leaving the ship a lot more simple. As we exited I saw a sign for Duck Island and a lady was quick to help us order a Hop-on Hop-Off Bus ticket which included the
On the morning of the 21st December we woke at 7am and had a quick breakfast at The Pantry. I was naturally excited, as we all were, to be getting off the ship for a while. Two days onboard we were ready for a break. We had previously ordered snorkelling gear through our Room Stewards
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 