A Womanifesto....

 Hey there :)

So these "Womanifestos" are floating around. I first read this one...then this one & it all started with this one. Talk about inspiring!! Goes right along with my Self Love journey & woman-power kick I have been on, so naturally I loved reading them and wanted to write my own!!!

These were beautifully written...mine may be sloppy since I've had a long day & I'm a bit tired...but what's better than RAW and REAL, right???!

So here goes, my Womanifesto:

I am Jamie.

Always been a little different. And have sometimes tried to cover up what made me different...but now, these past few years, GROWTH. And learning to love what makes me unique.

I will not apologize for the way I am. 

I will not apologize for not fitting molds. 

My home does not look like a magazine. I do not dress like all the other mom's I see at the park.

I am moody. Emotional. Colorful. Creative. Loving. WOMAN. 

I give myself permission to change & evolve with the seasons, with my moods, with my inspirations.

I give myself permission to always ONLY try to be the best version of ME.

I want to live my life as if people aren't watching or looking or judging.

I will NOT be perfect.

I will mess up. I will contradict myself. 

I don't care. I take the pressure off.

I will be an emotional creature, because that's just who I am.

I am a woman, a strong one most of the time.

I like to be right. I love knowledge.

I want to be BOLD.

But I will also break down, have my bad days.

And that's OK. Just keepin' it real.

I will dance. And spin. And love feeling my heart pounding...alive.

I will cry over books.

And grow too attached to music.

I will sing, loudly in my car.

I will try to give love. Smile at strangers.

I will be nostalgic and hold tight to my memories.

I won't apologize for feelings.

I want to OWN my "flaws". Truly love being a woman. A tattooed woman. A young mom.

I am a lover of self-love and girl-power.

A hater of anything that objectifies women.

I am overly emotional. 

I love hard.

I laugh.

I take each day, and try to make it count.

I think deeply and see deeply...this is part of me, it makes me feel alive. I hope this never changes.

I AM beautiful.

I AM one of a kind.

I AM strong.

I AM...ME.

So there you go...my own personal Womanifesto. That was so freeing & empowering, I just might write more of them sometime!!

And speaking of empowering, I just started reading this...

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So far it's awesome. Anyone read it??

Lots of Love...

xo, Jamie