Encouragement 🤗

I feel so encouraged when I hear women appreciate my blog or related posts elsewhere. I have received so many demands from the narcissist in my life to shut down my blog and at times he has ganged up with the system to hamstring me into limiting what I want to share to help other woman. But when I hear women being helped I know I am right not to limit my voice.

The truth is I lived under that oppressiveness that clouded my light, refused to let me shine lest I shine brighter, kept me small and hushed my voice for too many years. If we were out and I let myself freely dance because I was happy I would be severely scolded once back home. If I joined coworkers in celebrating someone’s many years of practice, toasting with champagne, I would be shamed in the morning in front of my children. If I wore something pretty because I felt fit after working hard exercising after my last baby I was accused of just wanting attention. If I tried to make friendships in a new land my attempts were met with suspicion. If I wanted to extend a hand of generosity on a street corner I was cornered and shoved against a building and accused of horrible acts.

No more. I will shine my light. I will live out my potential. I will share what might benefit one or many. I will live my life freely as God made me to. God gave me this life and if anyone wants to push me down again he’s gonna have to go through my Creator first.