Posts Tagged ‘being yourself’

As I passed my baby’s “due date,” I have stepped into the luxury of time – free time, time I didn’t know I’d have, that I now get to fill in any way my heart desires.

This morning I wrote a poem called “There’s Something About a Woman…”

It’s about how amazing you are! It’s about what a gift we are to ourselves and others when we love and express all parts of ourselves.

I wanted to share it with you, since you inspired it!

With love,

Shana

There’s Something About A Woman …

There’s something about a woman who embodies, expresses
Who boldly shares the fullness of who she is with the world

Her power and her softness
Her joy and her fierceness
Her longing and her appreciation
Her truth and her fears

There’s something about a woman who does not hide herself from others
Who feels free to show her idiosyncrasies, even when she might be judged
Who lets you know when she feels down, even when she’s afraid to “ruin” the mood
Who speaks up when she wants or needs more, even when she doesn’t want to be a burden
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If you have been reading this blog for a while you’ll know that part of my life journey recently has been attempting to get pregnant. It has not gone as “planned.” (Yes, sometimes I would like to think you can plan these things!)

It’s been about 7 months since we started “trying.” The lessons I have learned have been profound and they apply not only to having a baby, but to searching for love and keeping it alive.

Passing the lessons on helps me feel like my suffering is at least helping others. ;)

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I went all the way to Croatia to coach a client. He is an incredible man who wants real connections with everyone in his life and an honest, vulnerable relationship with a woman.

(I meet incredible men all over the world. Might be time to start match-making! Want his phone #?)

We went to a club one night so he could practice staying present, in his body and connected to women, even if he felt embarrassed, turned on or self-conscious. Read the rest of this entry »

There are so many things we women want the man we create a relationship with to be: powerful, courageous, loving, healthy, honest, emotionally available, fun, conscious…

Of course you want a man to embody these qualities! That’s great! But things start to break down when you expect to attract a man who embodies these qualities, but you are not living your fullest, most inspired life.

I don’t say this to put pressure on you, but the truth is if, for example, you want to attract a man who is healthy, your health regiment needs to be going strong. If you want a man to understand you, ask yourself, do I really understand men?

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I was sitting with a dear friend as she rocked her 1 1/2 year-old boy to sleep, breastfeeding him. She had moved into a new home six weeks earlier and single handedly unpacked it. She finished her Masters Degree two weeks before the move. She had

given birth to her son while in school, took care of him while finishing her degree and…you may not believe this…was running her own business with her husband.

Talk about Super Woman! This woman can do anything she puts her mind to. Nothing stops her. She is incredible.

Reading her list of accomplishments, would you believe she thinks she doesn’t do enough? I thought she was crazy when she told me she’s been trying to prove she is smart, strong and capable!

But maybe it’s not so crazy. Maybe, for most of us, what is underneath over-working and trying to be Super Woman IS our desire to be seen, loved and appreciated. Read the rest of this entry »