Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life, seen through a woman becoming stronger than she realised
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
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
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
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
To the girl I was then – I forgive you. I forgive you for believing that you didn’t matter. I forgive you for thinking that what you had to say wasn’t worth other people listening. I forgive you for thinking you needed to be perfect to help anyone else. I forgive you for the things
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
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
My wounded inner child visited me the other evening. All my stories came up. Im not worthy Nobody chose me Am I not good enough Nobody likes me Blah blah blah And I was in shock for a moment After all, I’ve done so much inner child work how could there possibly still be wounding
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 