Strength in Leaving | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Luxia, Leave. Leave the one who doesn’t treat you the way you deserve. Leave the one who shames you. Leave your expectations behind. Be brave and courageous and start listening to yourself. Your heart. Your mind. Your intuition. Your desires. Your loves. Your needs. Your wants. Your hopes. Your ideas. Listen to yourself. YOUR […]
Strength in Transformation | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Dinah, You discovered something few ever learn… There is strength in transformation. It takes so much internal courage to transform something fundamental to you. Something at your core. It takes so much vulnerability and strength to look internally, sit with it, and decide if you are living in integrity. Thank you for sharing your […]
Strength in Authenticity | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Lidi, Discovering the truest parts of yourself is one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do. Those whispers of who you really are will terrify you, entice you, enrage you, and free you. It takes strength to listen to those whispers. The amazing thing about it, though, is you will become stronger as […]
Strength in Questioning | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Aria, Your strength comes in asking questions. So many questions. When I first met you, I was surprised by your curiosity. You asked questions to discover, asked questions to learn, and asked questions to build bridges. You wonder. You ask. You question. You question everything. And therein lies your strength. Because you’re always curious. […]
Strength in Vulnerability | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Merina, Your example of strength comes in your powerful ability to be vulnerable. Our relationship hasn’t always been an easy one, though I think we both wanted to be closer from the beginning. Something about the series of events that crashed our worlds together made it seem like we should be instant friends, but […]
Unstoppable Strength | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Theodosia, You are strong. You are strong and fierce and capable of so much. You’ve not been around on this earth for long, but already you understand the importance of knowing how your physical, mental, and emotional worlds work together. I watch you as you allow yourself to feel things… Big things, small things, […]
Strength in Kindness | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Delia, You are truly one of the kindest people I know. Before you scoff, though, let me explain. Sometimes we think of kindness as a weakness. You’re not weak. Sometimes we think of kindness as pandering. You don’t pander. Sometimes we think of kindness as assuming we know better than others. You never assume. […]
Strength in Persistence | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Faye, The phrase Never Give Up seems to inspire you, but doesn’t do you justice. You are persistent. You are strong. And you are crafty in the ways you never give up. In the few years I’ve known you, I’ve watched as you have been knocked down again and again. Life has hit you […]
Strength in Words | Letters to Strong Women
Dear Ricki, Words are strange. They mean nothing until they mean everything. We don’t think about the words we say until it’s too late – until they’ve harmed someone or ourselves. We try and communicate one thing but our intent and our impact miss each other by a mile. Your strength comes in your words. […]
I Am | Letters to Strong Women
I love being a mom. Those babies of mine are my whole world. But motherhood isn’t all that I am. I love being a wife. My spouse is everything to me. But being a wife isn’t all that I am. All that I am is so much more. All that I am is so complex, […]