The Warrior Women........

I love the word warrior.....it conjures up such imagery for me.......it means a brave and experienced soldier or fighter in its literal sense....but when I think of it, I see strong humans, with war paint on them......dressed in their warrior garb, and ready for battle......maybe Mel yelling FREEDOM.......from Braveheart lol:) But in thinking of my friend that passed yesterday.....she was an absolute warrior.....in the truest sense......and it got me thinking about all of my friends and circle.....I am surrounded by warriors......:) Women that know what to do when the rubber hits the road.....ones that rise in the face of adversity......ones that get IT DONE.......ones that have walked through many storms in their lives.....and overcome them.....and most of them continuing to face adversity.......and they are the women that rise up.....get gritty.....transform........find light and humor in the dark......and it hit me yesterday, how proud I am to stand with them.....and how appropriate that we would choose one another......a pack of warrior women......war painted, and ready for whatever is next.....and sometimes I wish I didn't have to be so strong all of the time.....or carry fierce energy in this life.....being one of those women who can be soft.....leaning into their partner.....being vulnerable.....and more traditionally feminine.....but that is not my story....and not the cards I was dealt......and I have spoken many times about the conflict I feel about my strength....on one hand loving it.....it makes me feel ferocious lol:) Able.......confident......strong.....capable....all the things you want to feel when you have to face hard times.......but sometimes it feels burdensome some.....like it is out of balance maybe some....and I suppose that is what is on my radar.....a way to someday find that balance......a softer place to land.....but I know so deeply that I will resonate with the warriors always.....identify with them.......their plight feeling like home to me......our shared adversity and challenge uniting us in sisterhood......and as I journey, the pull to empower more and more women......to step into their "warrior" calls to me......empowering women to find their strength, their place, their ________________ whatever it is that has been taken from them along the way......and in this chapter my warrior definitely found her voice, and another level of competency......I have written and spoken many times of that line from that book that resonated for me early on.......the divorced gal sharing that when you are getting a divorce, you need to train like a warrior.......because it is a marathon, not a sprint......and I took that fully to heart and did just that........and haven't looked back....that one tag line driving my desire to endure......I also found a song the other day that I LOVED......an empowerment anthem.......and at the end it says "you are proof that resilience has a heartbeat, and right now that heartbeat is YOU"......and I love that so much.....because it is true......in every way......so today I salute THE WARRIOR WOMEN......owning your power and walking your path, with your shield and sword.......and standing up to whatever comes to find you, and yelling FREEDOM from your belly, right in its face:) You inspire me! Happy Sunday:)