Inspiration

 

            

When I think about inspiration, I sometimes wonder where do people look, where do you turn? And I have to remind myself that as women some of our greatest inspiration comes from the women who have walked in our shoes. Why? Because they are the ones who can truly understand us. It is those women who can point us in the right direction, those who have stood for what they believe in fought to maintain their dignity and womanhood and have succeeded despite the odds that were against them.

Inspiration, where do we look and who do we look to? We look to those women who are so like ourselves, mirror images of all the struggles that we like them have faced. Those women that are so like us, and us like them fight the outside forces that would like to keep us oppressed so that we may stay depressed, depressed because of failed marriages and relationships. Oppressed and depressed because we can't find the person to love us for who we are and not because of what we can do for them. There are no magic makeovers and quick fixes that can patch up the holes that we have in our hearts leaving open sores and gaping wounds that bleed the very essence of who we are as women.

The outside world and those who are not so like us, would like to keep us on a leash to be at each other’s throat, going for the jugular vein, in hopes that we will not support one another, that we will keep hating on one another, that I will not see you as a woman of substance as you see me. Outside forces that say settle for whatever floats your boat, I think not! I see you as you see me, woman, sister, struggle, loved empowered, where do I go for inspiration, who I look to, my sisters.

Why do we as sisters and women have to be the Celie’s fighting the Albert's of this world?

Albert: Who you think you is? You can’t curse nobody. Look at you. You’re black, you’re poor, you’re ugly, you’re a woman, you’re nothing at all!

Celie: Until you do right by me, everything you even think about gonna fail!

Albert: I’ma knock you under…

Celie: Everything you done to me, you already done to you. I’m poor, I’m black, I may even be ugly, but, dear God, I’m here, I’m here!

Why can’t we just tell each other I’m here? Just like Celie we have to know that there is no shame in womanhood, no matter if the world see’s us as black and ugly, Know that we are BEAUTIFUL inside and out! Nobody can put us in heaven or hell. Inspiration where do we find it and who do we look to, we look to each other, sisters. Call me old school, but friendship and Sisterhoods are not maintained because there’s a long history of support, confidences shared, and mutual admiration. Sisterhoods and friendships are more importantly because it has withstood the test of time and misunderstandings, disagreements, bruised feelings, and make-ups, laughter, tears, encouraging and empowering each other as women. Telling each other girl we gonna do this; we can make it I have your back. I have found inspiration in my circle of cyber sisters and friends, TRUE REAL women who have known struggle, understand struggle and support other women in their struggle. So I say to my sister’s stay focused, press forward, stay encouraged, and wear your heels high and your expectations higher. let the Albert's of this world keep swatting the flies, sitting on the front porch rocking, because we are the strong Celie's of the world, we may be all that the Albert's wish we were, but Dear God we are here. We are here! I Got Your Back!!

~Indigokiss~