Black is beautiful. You captured this very well. I could literally see you walking across a stage being fierce and reciting this poem in a crowded quiet room full of people. You definitely have everyone’s attention. Clap clap
Lady!!!! What a great story! Sometimes our insecurities can be so loud, that it blocks the positivity in us. Good for you!! Keep overflowing with the good vibes. This was a great poem.
Janet I am so glad this was able to resonate with you. But yes this is an ongoing day to day journey and just taking a moment to look back at how far I’ve come always helps me to keep going!!
I loved this! It’s like I envisioned this walk home as you aged gracefully and beautiful. “A full length mirror, 37 years later and my reflection is solid”.. I love that line. Well written
Thank you! Definitely a long walk with a lot of stones and bumps in the road. One of my favorite quotes is “it is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey in the end that matters” ~Ernest Hemingway! 🥰
Thank you Lauren for allowing us all to have a platform to do our passion of writing. Releasing and discussion is healing. I enjoyed sharing my story. I’m so happy that I inspired people.
You ever wake up most days, and you’re all smiles? Yeah, that’s a great feeling! The way I see it is, If you can get through 245 of the 365 days in a year being happy, then that’s a pretty good year to me. That possibly leaves you with 120 days of uncertainty.
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Janet, I am so glad you listened to your body and that it was not cancerous. Your body is strong and resilient as are you. Thank you for sharing. <3 Lauren
Thank you Lauren for allowing us all to have a platform to do our passion of writing. Releasing and discussion is healing. I enjoyed sharing my story. I’m so happy that I inspired people.