Warrior Woman Has Fully Awoken!

This woman has been kind, gentle,
and has much love,
All of this has been given with
the blessing of the Great Spirit above,
But Great Spirit gave her something
else and she didn't know it...
The Great Spirit gave her
the blessing of being a warrior woman
as now her light is lit!

This warrior woman has come
fully alive today,
She is no longer anyone's slave or prey,
She is taking back her life today,
And those who know who she truly is,
can stay.
No longer will she live the lives of others,
She will give back the blames and responsibilities of others
where it belongs,
For she also has the bear and wolf inside her,
which is now so very powerful
and uniquely strong.


The warrior woman now knows what road she must follow,
For others it will be to hard to swallow.
Her life was taken from her unknowingly many years ago,
And this warrior woman is taking back her life before the next winds blow.

Oh Sister Moon you give me the strength
as a warrior woman to conquer what's on my path,
high above and way beneath,
and the much needed strength to take on the wrath.

This warrior woman is fully awakened and is taking a stand,
taking the problems by the horns with my hand.
I will conquer all that is there,
all and who comes as they dare.

Warrior woman has fully awoken,
and many will see that they were mistaken
in robbing her of her life.
They as a thief, Warrior woman will conquer
and have no grief!

This warrior woman will protect her people, her son,
and those who need her.
If anyone hurts them, look out!
They will hear a GGGGGGRRRRRRRRR,
As they run and shout!

This warrior woman is taking back her life,
taking back the respect that was taken from her
throughout the years ever so slow.
This warrior woman is removing pain and hurt from within the heart
caused by the knife,
from all those who are both family and foe.

I am claiming what's mine, and my dignity,
From those who live in this society of vanity.
I am claiming back in full my heritage.
And as a warrior woman, I am going to clean up
many years of carnage.

For now standing in front of you,
you see this warrior woman... you see me.
Someone special has taught me to be free,
From this day forward for me no more slavery...
Gentleness, kindness, and love is part of me, and so is my dignity.
This is NOT WEAKNESS, as others believe.
But this strength is within me and within you.

I will listen to the spirits and grow,
I will travel in the whispering winds as they blow.
All the work I now do will be for Our People and all nations,
I will protect and guide the future generations.

Now it is time for me to travel on my new path,
As a warrior woman conquering all wrath.
If you ever see and want to meet me,
Please come, and I will also teach and share with you how to be free.



Poem copyright © Lady J-Ann

A Woman

A woman is the full circle.
Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.
~Diane Mariechild

I read this quote today and had to write about it. What a powerful statement about women and the power that resides within us. We have the ability to create life, nurture every aspect of that life, and while doing this we are transforming others into who they may be as they grow. Women are vessels of light, moving this power of love and light through the world. To every woman out there, do not forget the power that you hold and use this power to make a positive change in the world.
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan

Faith, Hope and Charity

I recently read on line a sentence that said, "Faith, Hope and Charity, words that can heal the Earth. I stopped and thought about how true this is at this point with the world as it is. Faith,believing that things in life will only get better and keeping that faith. Faith, when one door closes knowing that another will open and it is faith that walks you through the new door. Faith in your spiritual beliefs, that help keep you moving forward on your journey. Hope, not giving up, but looking up. There is always hope, never give up on hope. And then there is charity. Charity, giving to another of your time, your energy, your kindess, money, food, clothing, and sometimes just your smile. Charity being anything that you give that can bring warm and relief to another. These words make all of us connected. I felt so stongly about these three words that I painted them on my bar chairs in my kitchen, where everyone who comes to visit my house always sits. The three chairs my children sit in when we talk. So every person who comes in my kitchen, will see these three words and read them. And, hopefully, my faith is, they will think of something they can do to be charitable to another.
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan

Reconnecting

It has been a while since I have written on my blog. An email from a friend reminded me of this today. It seems so often in life that we forget to stay connected, as life continues to move forward. I spent some time up at our lake house recently just reconnecting with myself. The last few months before school was out were busy and I needed to take more time for myself and did not. So not taking the time for myself to blog I now have to reconnect. So in sharing my thoughts to you, keep connected, so you don't have to reconnect!
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan

Strong Women

There is a saying that I have hanging in my family room that says,
"Strong women, may we be them, may we know them, may we raise them."
As a mother this hits me every time my daughters look to me for guidance, or share a story about an event that happened during the day in which they drew up on what they know to be right and true to handle a situation. And then I look at friends that I surround myself with, who are strong women who support me and I them. I thought it so wonderful that my friend Laura P. gave me this exact saying in a little frame to me. She said, "When I saw this, I thought of you. It's so about who you are." I pointed to the plaque hanging in my family room with the saying!
We both laughed.
Think about all the traits that make a strong woman. Think about those traits in yourself.
And the next time you are in conflict with your daughter(s) think about the words you choose so that you can nurture the strength in her or them to be strong. Think about your girfriends and the qualities of strength they have that you love and admire. Surround yourself with this strength and celebrate the divine goddess within that you are.
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan

My Goddess Girlfriends

In honor of my birthday, my "Goddess Girlfriends" had a surprise gathering for me!
I had gone out to dinner with a friend and two of her friends and completely unknown to me was that they had all conspired to have a surprise birthday celebration for me back at my house. As I walked into my house thinking that we were going to sit around and talk, I noticed flickers of candles and heard voices. Still not registering at all in my mind what was happening. When the lights were turned on, and I saw all of these smiling faces, I was so touched by the heartfelt kindness. They gave me such a gift, and told me that I was being repaid the gift that I give to them at my gatherings. I was given a gratittude box and inside the box each goddess had written to me why they were grateful to have me in their life. I did not read these gratitudes until the next morning while I was sitting quitely alone on my patio drinking coffee and again so touched by the heartfelt kindness that was bestowed upon me. My eyes watered with tears as I carefully unfolded each note and read the words that so touched my heart. As I finished reading each note, all I could say was WOW! And I quickly reminded myself that friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.
Hugs and Blessings to all of my "Goddess Girlfriends"!
Susan

Emotional Needs
The topic of emotional needs has been coming up in conversation between myself, my sister, my mother, girlfriends, and stangely enought a brother. What are emotional needs my brother asked? My sister and I answered, " Being heard, listened to, validated in your thoughts and feelings, being nurtured, having someone anticipate what you need and provide that need without even being asked." My brother looked at us quite puzzled as if we were speaking another language.
Which leads me to look back at my own life and when my emotional needs were not being met.
When I think back on those times in my life, I can remember an unhappiness, an emptiness and not really understanding the feeling until I was in my 30's. When I finally got it and realized my emotional needs were not being met, I chose to leave that life behind and start a new one. To get back to who I knew and what my needs were and how to have a full and happy life. For women , having their emotional needs met is important in their relationships, especially with their significant other or spouse. Sometimes this one issue alone can break a relationship. So I write today from experience and say to other women who are reading this blog, focus in on what your emotional needs are. If you are with a partner who is not meeting them, then talk about your needs, explain to your partner what you need from them. I have learned from talking to my brother that alot of men don't get this idea and are clueless in this area of emotional needs.
I am truly blessed that my husband gets it, and we meet each other's needs!
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan

Finding the Lessons in Life

I believe that with everything we do in life, every choice will result in a life lesson learned.
I have learned that the lessons in my life that have been the most painful, are the lessons that made me grow the most. The hardest part is understanding why? Why did I need this lesson and then to figure out the next direction to move so that I can continue moving forward on my spiritual path. Not all life lessons are dramatic, or life changing in a drastic way, some are subtle, maybe just a turn in a new direction because I got off course of the focus or intent. So, I am open to what the message may be, and I always have to remind myself, it is for my greater good.
So, the next time you have a life situation come up, that stops you in your tracks, or one that just simply annoys you, stop and think-What is the lesson to be learned from this? Knowing that people and events come into our lives to move us forward.
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan

The Beauty of A Woman

The beauty of a woman isn't in the clothes she wears, The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes; Because that's the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a womanisn't in a facial mole; But true beauty in a woman, is reflected by her soul. It's the caring that she cares to give, the passion that she shows; And the beauty of a womanwith passing years only grows.

Gifts From Others

As a new year begins, I stop and look back at all of the people who have come into my life in 2008 and have shared their gifts in life with me. I have started thanking those people who have touched my life with their unique gifts and thanking them for sharing. Some people look at me and are quite surprised by the comment, but I think it's important to let them know how they have touched my life. I am sharing this thought, because I think to often we don't tell people how they have touched our lives and how good it feels to share this and also to receive it from another. So, I hope by me sharing this thought, that everyone who reads this blog will do the same and share with someone the gifts that person has given to you.
Hugs and Blessings,
Susan