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Fierce: Extremely intense or ardent
There is a new look and a new direction here on this journal of mine. This journal has been through quite a few transformations over the past year, but this time, I have truly discovered my real, my true, my one gifted voice.
Well being is so vital to our every day existence. I have battled and struggled and experienced life...certainly not much different, worse or better than many others. But I feel the need and the calling to share what I've experienced and how I've experienced it with the hope that others will see themselves and find the fierce within.
I dream of others discovering their own voices, claiming their sense of "self" and being able to live with their stories. To be able to tell their stories whether just to themselves or to share them with others. Being fierce is a voyage of self discovery.
Being fierce isn't about being violent. It isn't about destructive behaviour. It isn't about damaging or hurting others.
My fierce is about strength and courage. It is about determination and working through adversity. It is about taking your voice and being heard. It is claiming a place in life through hard work, adversity and determination. It is doing so with respect and grace.
And as Maya Angelou says
When you know better...you do better.
consider me reached by you.
ReplyDeletethanks Honey! xo
DeleteSherry, thank you for sharing this journal, your story. Your words touch on what my soul seeks. You are an amazing woman, blessed with wisdom and grace.
ReplyDelete(((San))) -- you are mighty fierce yourself! xo
DeleteIndeed. And it is important to know what you you need to work through adversity. Today my fierce is admitting I am tired and in pain and that I need to stay on my bed and eat a bowl of peaches. I am not a hero when I push through and I know that I will be emotionally drained when we go to Ottawa this weekend for a memorial for Barry's nephew who died suddenly. If I don't preserve my energies and replenish before I go I will lose all of next week. So here is to preemptive strikes. We must care for our physical selves in order to have healthy emotional and spiritual selves. A wholistic approach. XO
ReplyDeleteKath, I'm so sorry to hear about Barry's nephew. Death is hard at any time, but when it is someone young and the depth is sudden it is even more difficult.
DeleteOh yes...caring for the whole self...the physical, emotional and spiritual...they are so interconnected. And your preemptive strike is a wise move.
Admitting our limitations is a very important aspect of fierce. I like how you have defined it within your life, within this day. xo
I am so excited about the focus of your blog! love the word fierce (takes me back to Christian on Project Runway, my fav).
ReplyDeleteKath Stewart, thank you for your comment regarding its different meanings... so true! Pushing through must mean listening to your heart and body; and taking care of yourself, even if others don't get it...
"even if others don't get it" -- yes ... that is so important! That we stop worrying what other people think about how we need to be or how we live our lives. There will always be people who don't get it...so we stop focusing on that and redirect to what it is that we need for as Kath calls it, the "wholistic approach"!
DeleteYou know I can connect with you and I do on this x
ReplyDeleteYes I do know that -- you are my wise, fierce warrior-sister!! xo
DeleteIt is funny, I am not a "flag waver" or a fighter of rights, but if I ever thought I would do anything it would be to stand up against bullies. Bullying of whatever kind hits me to the core. I think it is important to be able to have the dignity just to be yourself, and to live your life according to your own standards (as long as you are not hurting anyone else of course) To gain some sense of self worth by treading on the feelings of someone else is a bad way to live your life, sadly it seems to be an epidemic. So I raise a glass to FIERCE - Go girl!
ReplyDeleteSue, I've never been a flag waver or a fighter of rights either, however, I will never stand still when I see a bully at work, or a child being mistreated. I gained a bit of a reputation at my sons' elementary school...because I would speak up. And not just on behalf of my own children. I spoke up for other children. Schools have a code of conduct that staff expect the children to adhere to. They often forget those adults, that the same code of conduct applies to them. I often felt like Don Quixote...but I never stopped having a to at those windmills! :)
DeleteAnd once you know better, you can't go back! Fiercely forward, beautiful warrior!
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