We are women who are lion-hearted. We are NOT radical feminists but we believe in our rights and in individuality. We are opinionated and we speak our hearts.
"Self assured and confident
With pride she now stands tall
Head erect and heart all set
She now gives her all
No matter what she does in life
Strength is shining through
Realizing all her worth
Her soul found brave and true
Woman born of confidence
Each step that she now takes
Will leave a mark upon the world
Her spirit will not break
All the life that she will live
Her victory designed
This her wish a treasured girft
That heart and soul divined
Watch her as she's walking by
So powerful her stride
Yet gentle as the morning spring
With beauty well supplied
Speak to her at break of day
With power she will rise
Reflections of the life she shares
Looking through your eyes."
It has been said over and over again that life's hardest lessons are also the most precious, they force you to face your own weaknesses and fears and unleash hidden strengths you never knew you had. I for my part agree strongly. Faced with uncommon circumstances yet vivid in the lives of others that are more than familiar to me, I believe that things happen for a reason. Whatever pain, anger, defeat, scrutiny, and fear that I've gotten myself into, I'm happy. I am strong and this is my belief. I can make it through any bumps along my path, go through hell and back, pass through fire and not get burned, drown in the deepest sea and manage to breath the air of survival. I will not succumb to whatever devastation SOME PEOPLE will throw my way. I am well equipped. I have my soul sisters, my friends, family, my soul intact! I will not pretend that I am an island who can withstand an angry sea. For I am not. My strength comes from within, tempered by time, with a conviction that I can and will make it in this violent world. On my road to such self-discovery I was never alone no matter how lonely it may feel sometimes. My heart may grow weak from turbulent emotions, my mind may grow weary of the onslaught, my soul may shatter like glass, but the foundation of my person, my will and determination will never surrender. Never.
When the storms of life strikes, it's what happens IN you that will determine what happens TO you
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
and company doesn't always mean security.
And you begin to learn, that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises
and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of woman, not the grief of a child
and you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn
that even sunshine burns
if you get too much
so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure
you really are strong you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn
with every goodbye, you learn...
