Saturday, November 4, 2017
Warrior - Like A Boss
I want to share this picture with you. I want to share it because, as it turns out, it's one of my life's most powerful moments.
I spent the weekend at an EnjoyMEnt retreat with roughly 55 other like-minded, magnificent women. (side note: there was not one single moment of judgement here- EVER- and I wish all women could know this kind of solidarity) There was a theme night: Warrior Women, and it gave me anxiety from the second the email in came in before the retreat. First of all, I was no warrior. Second of all, I don't "dress up". But the thing is, I wanted to be all in this weekend. Both feet in the fire, all me, all day long. No hiding. So...for hours (literally), I sat and made this head peice. I painted, I glued. I innovated. Painted panther faced, pink feathered mowhawked, warrior feathered fear... And and handful of bravery to put it on - like a God dammned Boss.
With my yoga pants, and my silver feather necklaces, I wore it. No. I embodied it. I painted my face, and opened up my soul. And I laughed. And I sang. And I danced. And I remembered. I remembered every single time I was afraid to let myself just be. I remembered hiding myself away, and turning myself inside out for people around me. I remember shifting away from this glorious human who laughed and sang and danced... and lived with reckless abandon. I remembered being brave. I remembered the years of battle just to allow myself to be this human I loved. I remembered this girl. This woman. This warrior.
This is who I am, and this is one of the most powerful moments of my movement forward. I am so proud of this warrior. I may love a lot of things, and a lot of people, but my gratitude is in loving myself the most.
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