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You are beautiful and deserving of being treated like a Queen. This past week there have been so many signs presenting themselves, that I feel compelled to write a letter to my fellow women…. Sisters. Far too often, women spend too much time tearing each other down, when our goal should be to build each other up. We owe it to the young girls and women of the next generation to let them know that our bodies are wonderfully made by none-other than the Master of the Universe. As a woman I just met the other day said, “God don’t make junk.”
A couple of wonderful mainstream songs; ‘Because I am a Queen’ by Indie Arie and ‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor are worth checking out and sharing with your daughters, friends, sisters and mothers. Don’t get caught up in thinking that we have to be a size 2, or 6, or 12 – get caught up in striving to eat healthy, to exercise regularly and for emotional wellness.
I remember a time in my life when I wasn’t being treated as I should have been, and the effect that it had on my self-esteem, as well as my children’s well-being. I was really good at covering it up, rationalizing the situation and blaming myself. My co-workers saw beyond the façade, and continually encouraged me to believe in myself and take the steps to change the situation I was in. Even though my situation was difficult, it was easy to stay, because I knew what to expect. And as we were on a business trip, I drifted into a semi-sleep state in the back seat of the car driving back to the hotel and heard my co-workers, my friends talking about me. She deserves better they said and wondered what more they could do to help me realize it. And when I woke, I believed it and knew that with God’s and my friend’s help that I was about to make a major change in my life.
Back to this past week, I pray for women that I have encountered in three separate instances; you my sisters, are beautiful inside and out, you deserve to be treated like a Queen, and are stronger than you know.
When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me
Every freckle on my face is where it's supposed to be
And I know my creator didn't make no mistakes on me
My feet my thighs my lips my eyes I'm loving what I see
I'm not the average girl from your video
And I ain't built like a supermodel
But I learned to love myself unconditionally
Because I am a queen
Tonight I am filled with gratitude that the decision on that night long ago changed the course of my life, and eventually led me to myDarlin’ Robert Kenui Pope. And much to my delight, he has four beautiful daughters whom he empowered to stand up for themselves, to support their girlfriends and to grow into confident young women. And it was myDarlin’s love for me that helped me to find the person I used to be; a confident, capable woman ready to take on life’s challenges.
You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. Song of Solomon 4:7
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