There is a kind of secret strength.
It lives in you and no one, not even you, knows it's there.
It lives inside you, waiting for the day it's needed, waiting for the darkest hour of the darkest night.
And then, when you are defeated, when your heart is so broken you don't know if it can ever be put back together again, it whispers,
“Hello. You don't know me. But I am here.”
lain S. Thomas 💫
She’s the type of woman that men want to tame and women aspire to become.
She’ll never be the sort to blend in, keep to herself or go about her life quietly..
She has too much passion, spirit and zeal for life to not make herself heard or seen.
While many shy away from her fierce nature, unable to understand her and frankly, just a little afraid of her, too.
She’s that undefinable creature that inspires others just by the way she chooses to live her life.
Men are constantly enthralled by her until they realize that she’s not the woman that they can control or manipulate..
Just the opposite, in fact.
She’s not had the easiest life or had anything given to her, she’s had to scrap for everything she has..and she appreciates everything more because of it.
It’s made her strong, feisty and unstoppable..even on the days she didn’t feel like she was at her best.
She still kept going, climbing and fighting.
Her heart beats fiercely, for she is and always will be a warrior- rising to any challenge and always there for the people in her life.
Some would call her difficult, incorrigible or stubborn, and she just smiles and thanks them for the compliments.
Mere words will never penetrate her thick skin anymore- she’s been down that road and learned those lessons the hard way.
She’s heard it all and has been called everything you can imagine..and it never changed anything about her other than to push her harder.
But the side of her that she keeps guarded, hidden from the world and only shared with her close friends..is quite different.
Loving, generous and supportive, she’s the one they can always count on to listen, love and accept without condition, every time.
She fights through life with a warrior heart and loves through life with a passionate soul.
She values both sides equally, for she knows true balance is the key to happiness.
And in the end, that’s all she really wants- to be happy.
She doesn’t need attention, the limelight or fancy things.
She wants the simplest that life has to offer:
Peace, happiness and love.
So, if she has to battle for those things, so be it.
But she’ll never waste her time or energy on small minded people, frivolous pursuits or welcome those who can’t be themselves.
But never underestimate a woman like her.
She may be many things, but you’ll never find her to be a fool.
And if you happen to overlook her or count her out, well, one thing’s for certain:
It’ll be the last time you ever do.
|ravenwolf
Don’t let someone treat you badly just because you care about them.
It doesn’t matter if they are a friend, family member, or partner.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve known them or how kind they’ve been in the past.
You have the right to call out their harmful behavior.
Set clear limits on what is and isn’t okay for you.
You can speak up about how their actions make you feel, and you’re allowed to share your experiences with others.
If needed, you also have the right to step back and create distance.
You have every right to say:
“I love you and I want you in my life, but I can’t keep allowing you to treat me this way. I won’t sacrifice my well-being to keep this relationship going.
If things don’t get better, I will have to end this relationship, not because I don’t care about you, but because I care about myself and deserve respect.” 🤍🕊️🖤
A Heavy Heart
You think she's angry, but you don't see,
The weight she carries silently.
It’s not the rage that fills her eyes,
But tiredness in a thin disguise.
She's not furious, but worn and torn,
From dreams abandoned, hopes forlorn.
She’s tired, she’s weary, she’s feeling lost,
Paying life’s relentless cost.
She’s sinking deep in a sea of doubt,
Crying softly, without a shout.
Frustration builds, but not from hate
It’s the closed doors, the heavy weight.
She promised much, her dreams were bright,
But now she battles every night.
She wants to give, to rise, to shine,
But life’s harsh currents pull the line.
So when you see her weary stare,
Know it’s not anger, but despair.
She’s fighting hard to find her way,
Hoping tomorrow’s a kinder day. 🥀🌷
- Christina Stewart
She was far from ordinary or average but she tried her best every single day.
She didn’t have all the answers and couldn’t solve all her problems,
But that didn’t ever stop her from showing up, battling and staying determined.
Sure, she’d have bad days when it wouldn’t stop raining and it felt like nothing would go right.
Those were the times when she would step back, take a deep breath and collect herself.
She’d remind herself that she could get through this- she always did.
Maybe her day wouldn’t amazing or perfect, but she’d figure it out.
She’s find her way, tough it out and pull through.
She has finally realized that the most gorgeous part of her life was the imperfectly beautiful days and the courageous bravery she had in continuing to push forward.
She stopped beating herself up for what she couldn’t or didn’t do, and started building her pride for what she did do.
She learned grace- for the people around her and in her life and most of all, for herself and her journey.
She stopped dwelling on her mistakes, her failures and missteps…and started forgiving herself and the people around her for everything that would have once dragged her down with guilt.
No more would she stay in those places, for her to truly fly,
She had to let go of the past…
Celebrate her life for what it is..
And embrace the future for what it could be.
She’d never be perfect and neither would her life, but she made peace with that, finally.
She was happy knowing that she did her best, always kept trying and getting stronger.
She’d come a long way from the haggard little girl that didn’t know who she was…
To the proud woman who knew she could handle anything.
So that’s just what she did, each and every day.
And looking in the mirror, she smiled as she realized that she was finally becoming who she always wanted to be.
She is me…
And I’m strong, proud and amazing,
Just the way that I am.
|ravenwolf
When people judge you.
Let them.
When they misunderstand you.
Let them.
When they gossip about you.
Let them.
What they think of you isn't your problem. Their opinions do not pay your bills. So, you stay kind, committed to love, and no matter what they do or say... never doubt your worth or the beauty of your worth.
You keep on shining and let the haters hate.
In the end, it’s all about the people who stick with you when times get tough.
It’s about those who are there when you need them most.
It’s about the ones who say, “we’ve got this,” when you’re struggling.
The ones who notice when you’re not quite yourself.
It’s about the friends who check in when you’ve been quieter than usual.
It’s about the people you’d rather sit in a comfortable silence with than make small talk.
It’s about those who can tell you’re not okay, even when you say you are.
It’s about the ones who know your coffee order by heart and bring you one when you need it.
It’s about the friends who text just to say they’re thinking of you on your hard days.
Simply put, it’s about the people who notice you.
The ones who think of you.
It’s about the ones who show up in the little ways that mean the most.
It’s about the ones who stay, no matter what. 🤍🕊️🖤
Sometimes you just need to take the cotton out of your ears and stick it in your mouth 😉. Listen to learn not just to reply. Listen to understand 🤷♀️❤️
"Welcome to old age. You now take pictures of instructions so you can enlarge them to read them."
Let me introduce you
To a woman that I know
She hears my every thought
And follows everywhere I go
She wakes me up abruptly sometimes
When I’m fast asleep
And keeps me up for hours
Whilst she taunts and laughs at me
She takes joy in convincing me
That I am hard to love
That if I’m less than perfect
Then I’ll never be enough
She shakes the ground I stand on
And talks down what I achieve
She highlights all my flaws to me
And tells me I’m naïve
She battles with my confidence
And wrestles with my pride
She’s like a double agent
But she’s never on my side
And she knows just how to sabotage
By sowing seeds of doubt
And arguing with logic
In a voice that likes to shout
And you’d think I wouldn’t listen
That I’d turn and walk away
But it’s so hard to ignore her
When she knows just what to say
In ways that make me question
Things I’ve thought and done and said
You see, she is an imposter
And she lives inside my head
******
Becky Hemsley 2022
Lovely artwork by AZYZA
Relationship Tips :
1. No man wants a woman who is accessible to every man.
2. You will reach the age where you can easily tell that the relationship is not going to work just by the conversation.
3. If you have to beg someone to do the bare minimum for you and if you have to keep telling them how you deserved to be treated better then for goodness sake. LEAVE. It's not worth your peace.
4. Don’t ignore the red flags you see at the beginning. The red flags you ignore trying to see the good in people WILL cost you later.
5. Just because a person keeps you around doesn’t mean they love you; remember, people, buy cats just to get rid of rats.
6. If SEX is all you are about in a relationship, then it means you are actually empty. A healthy relationship is about purpose! Sharing visions and values together.
7. In life, you need to learn to stop opening doors for toxic people and giving them room in your mind, and calling it "seeking closure!" You're delaying your healing process.
8. Avoid the damaged, the unhappy, and the unlucky.
9. Anger opens the mouth and shuts the mind. Control your. Anger so that you can think fast and get solution to what cause your anger
10. As a woman, understand that men will say and do anything to sleep with you. Look at the actions, don’t be blinded by words. Anyone can talk a good game, but it takes a real ball player to play.
People know your name not your story. They’ve heard what you’ve done, but not what you’ve been through. So take their opinion of you with a grain of salt. I’m the end , it’s not what others think , it’s what you think about yourself that counts. Sometimes you have to do exactly what’s best for you and your life , not what’s best for everyone else. ✨
"In life it's important to know when to stop arguing with people and simply let them be wrong." 🤭
"Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself."
~ Paulo Coelho
Artist: Unkown
Marilyn said to Einstein, with charming honesty: "You and I could have children: I would enhance my beauty and your intelligence." To which the father of relativity and the atomic bomb replied: "Maybe it comes out with my beauty and with your intelligence." It is known (tests were made later), that Marilyn Monroe's IQ was 165, five points above "the greatest genius of all time".
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Baker, 1926-1962), was a great reader. She had a library in her house with about a thousand books. She spent hours reading works of literature, poetry, theater, philosophy, because her spirit, in addition to her great will to live, had an insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
Some beautiful quotes from this great woman are: 1. One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I am a woman. That's what all women should feel.
2. People started saying she was a lesbian. I smiled. There is no wrong sex if there is love in it.
3. Dogs do not bite. Only humans.
4. It doesn't feel like spring. I feel like red hot autumn.
5. Laugh when you're sad. Winning is too easy.
6. I want to grow old without a facelift. I want to have the courage to be honest with the face I've made.
7. No one told me I was pretty when I was little. Every kid should be told they're handsome, even if they're not.
8. Sex symbols are something. I hate being something.
9. Being a sex symbol is a heavy burden to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt, and confused.
10. It's better to be alone than unhappy with someone.
11. Imperfection is beauty, stupidity is genius. It's better to be silly than boring. 12. Disappointment opens eyes and closes hearts.
13. I'm a little girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.
14. Sex is part of nature. And I have a wonderful time with nature.
15. I never leave anyone I trust.
16. I never cheat on anyone. Sometimes I let men cheat on themselves.
17. If I followed all the rules, I would never get anywhere.
18. It is easier to love a man than to live with him.
19. Keep your head up, chin up, keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there is a lot to smile about.
“I want to live a simple life without stress and worry. I don't need a lot of things. I just want to be happy.
TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY
To the woman who has lost her spark.
To the woman whose get up and go, has well and truly gone.
This is for you.
This is to remind you, that you don’t have to be everything to everyone, every day.
You didn’t sign up for that.
Remember when you used to laugh? Sing?
Throw caution to the wind?
Remember when you used to forgive yourself more quickly for not always being perfect.
You can get that back again.
You really can.
And that doesn’t have to mean letting people down or walking away.
It just means being kinder to you, feeling brave enough to say no sometimes.
Being brave enough to stop sometimes.
And rest.
It starts the moment you realise that you’re not quite who you used to be.
Some of that is good, some of that is not.
There are parts of you that need to be brought back.
And if anyone in your life is not okay with that… they are not your people. Your people will be glad to see that spark starting to light up again.
So, if you have been slowly fading away my friend, this is the time to start saying yes to things that bring you joy and no to things that don’t.
It’s really pretty simple.
Author: Donna Ashworth
🎨 Paul Brown
