Happy International Women’s Day!
In a time when our country is looking and feeling dismal and uncertain, celebrating ourselves is one of the bravest and most uplifting things we can do right now. Happy International Womxn’s Day Ladies!!!!
As we continue to move into March may we celebrate all that we are, all that we were, and all that we’re becoming!
Women are the breath, heartbeat and soul of the world, there is no life without a us.
With all the challenges and victories we face to be able to celebrate ourselves is imperative in these trying times.
As I’ve grown from girlhood to womanhood I’ve come to recognize, learn, and accept the vastness of what it means to be a woman. These understandings have come to shape me and play part in who you see today. So in today’s post I’m sharing some of what I’ve discovered…
First of all nothing about a woman is linear, we go through many phases in our journey as females and in life. It’s only makes sense that we come into evolutions and new ways of being. I believe that’s apart of our allure. Our mystery and passion can never be defined and or predicted…we are forever changing.
I love being at a point in life where I can embrace my differences from someone else and still be confident in who I am.
I definitely have learned that the best version of me requires I take care of myself, and whatever that looks like is my business.
I’ve learned that embracing my femininity takes much surrender. Society has caused women to think, move, and be in masculine energy way more than God intended. It takes a lot of courage, trust, and vulnerability to be feminine so when I get the moments to be there I absolutely love it!
No is a full sentence, everyday of the week.
I can have expectations of myself and the people I’m in relationships with. I was telling a friend that I will no longer not have expectations of those closest to me. I believe having expectations is how we help each other evolve, and get out of our comfort zones.
I’ve come to realize giving a compliment doesn’t diminish anything about me, we both can be smart, dope, beautiful, and fly together.
I can and will not diminish my accomplishments to cater to another’s ego. At some point people have to work out their own insecurities and short-coming’s it’s not my duty to where your heart on my sleeve in that way.
Not asking for what I’m worth of is a disservice to me. I’m worth it all!
Spending time with young girls is one of the coolest things to do, they’re so fun, and keep you on your toes, and remind you that we’re all just girls
Changing my mind is not a crime.
I can do whatever I put my mind to, and anything I can’t do I need to have the humility to ask.
De-centering men is good for my mental health.
Being self-deprcating is stupid, like why would I talk negative about me?
I am love, I am loving, and I am loved.
It’s great to be me!
I hosted a Celebration of Womanhood dinner to celebrate the women in my life and myself for being and doing great things. We talked, laughed, and connected over delicious food, empowering music, in the most beautiful space I could imagine. A night that will always be dear to me. I look forward to hosing this dinner again, it really showed me that we all need to take a moment to realize our awesomeness and continue to move forward in this ever evolving world.
Throughout my life and career in beauty & wellness I have been immersed in the lives of women one of the things that I have to come to learn about us all is that we want to know and feel that we are intelligent, capable, supported, beautiful and thriving. With the work I am doing with FYL that is my mission with every word I put out, every class I teach, and every event I host. We truly deserve the best this world has to offer and as we continue to make history in our respective areas we are one step closer to getting there!
Live Lite,
Safia