Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
This may be an Unpopular opinion but Femininity cannot be taught. At least not in the way I see most people thinking it can. It’s not wearing flowing dresses. It’s not wearing long flowy hair. It’s not wearing makeup. It’s not a certain way of speaking. It’s not a certain way of moving your body.
The place where things go wrong is when you assume the absolute of who a person is. It gives them no room to grow. It gives them no room to make mistakes. It gives them no room to make different choices to what you think they should. It stops you from being able to love
Women have always been the gatekeepers of humanity. If a man couldn’t provide and protect, he couldn’t reproduce. If a man was killed in a hunt other men took on the role as father and provider. Nowadays men are out here taking no responsibility for their own, let alone anybody else’s. And we, as women,
Once at dance class, right near when I first started this year, when we did the usual activity of going to partner with someone we don’t know I turned and made my way over to these girls who then got up and walked away from me, even caught a side eye from one of them.
Being boundaryless is really fucking sexy. Before you get triggered read on… My husband is the ONLY man I will ever be boundaryless for. He is the only one who has earned the level of trust and safety it takes to feel that with a man. Do I believe women shouldn’t have boundaries with men?
In our society the default answer to nearly every question is “Yes.” Advertising is all geared towards getting us to say “Yes – I need that.” We phrase our inquiries looking for yes: “Would you like more coffee?” “Would you be interested in joining me for dinner?” “Would you help me move next week?” “Would
You have to give some to get some. This old adage is usually applied to money but it is also very true of time. When we are very young or very old, time seems endless. But for the majority of our lives, time is something we always need. We are always pressed for time or
I would like to honour all the women who have ever had a place in my life throughout the years. Some I still call friends. Some I haven’t seen in forever. Some I have no desire to reconnect with. Some were downright hurtful. But all of them have taught me different things about myself. All
I was recently having a conversation and I was deeply inspired listening to the dreams that the people had for their future. While I was speaking, I felt the group of people begin to realize that it is ok to dream and be proud of what you have done in your life and where you
Time goes by so quickly. Yet as adults we seem to live as though it doesn’t. Alicia keys said it best in her song “Like you’ll never see me again” when she said I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 