Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
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
Embodiment is not just being in your body. Embodiment is not just dancing in your underwear saying you love your body. It’s can be a part of it but it’s not all of it. I’m tired of the repeated programs being played out. Love your body, but only if it looks like this. Don’t love
I am a woman who will drink soft drink while eating a salad. The type who will visit the mob museum and follow it up with the Titanic exhibit when in Vegas. The type of woman who will gladly jump in the water with sharks and even swim towards them but almost break down and
Me and this beautiful human I get to call my husband, we got together as what may as well have been still babies. I was 24 and he was 20. I was divorced with two kids. He had just got out of his 2 year first relationship with his gf. Together we have made every
I have reached a stage in my parenting journey that no one ever talks about. No one writes books saying this is how it’s done for this stage. Pregnancy, babies, toddlers, children, even teens are written about. But no one talks about the transition from being the parent raising a child to being a parent
Today I’m in my shit Today I don’t feel worthy Today I don’t feel like showing up Today I don’t feel like it matters if I show up Today all my shit is on the surface Today I’m in a fuck you mood Today my stomach is turning Today the tears are falling Today the
Do you ever think about how amazing those moments where time doesn’t exist are? Where you are just so in the moment that there is no concept of what the time is or how long it’s been? Do you know how to bring this into your every day living? I get so excited when I
I prefer to deal with stuff IF it happens. I prefer to turn my ‘waiting’ into being. So I ask everyone who keeps telling me I will need a vaccination to travel, or I will be locked in a country, or any of the other things you believe will happen, to keep it to yourself.
The last piece of my puzzle, of this particular journey, fell into place. I never realized how much I wanted to be touched by people now. I walked around giving touch to people and feeling really fucking happy. I was in my natural state. The one I’ve come to love and adore. And I felt
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 