Empowerment Comes From Within

As a woman whose life span began in the 50s, I am very appreciative of the strides women have made on a global scale. With that being said I am also very perplexed that it would take an act of congress or Presidential Proclamation for us to be acknowledged.  Don’t get me wrong, I am glad that at least our daughters are able to get a glimpse of how powerful of a force we are by the spotlight shining on our predecessors.

From the dawning of time, it has always taken a man and a woman to procreate life, and the one time in history where it is documented that the child was the offspring of God Almighty, still needed a woman to make His grand entrance into the earthly realm. Yet we are told how gratified we should be because we are getting a whole month’s worth of recognition considering where we have come from. Right!

This is not going to be an angry woman rant I promise you.  I just want to drive my point home upfront so that you are not sitting around waiting for someone to validate you with their acknowledgment of you.  Ladies, we are so much more than what society has dubbed us as.  We are the EMBODIMENT OF EMPOWERMENT!

I believe when God removed that rib from Adam, He knew He had to put some very powerful stuff in the sinew, organs, and heart He was crafting to be called woman.  Ladies, you have an inner strength and fortitude that can’t even be measured.  You don’t believe me?  Okay, I need you to do something for me.  

We are going to take a journey back in time to the place where you first began to believe the lie of you being less than the incredible WOMAN OF GRACE AND ELEGANCE you were created to be.  There is a place where you stopped believing in yourself and began to just accept things were just the way they were and there was nothing you could do about it.

That is the place where you surrendered your fight and gave up on your dreams and aspirations.  You decided it was just too hard to fight for them anymore.  Well, I have news for you!!  You are well able to accomplish all that you can imagine.  You need to reclaim that which you gave up to the situation or circumstance or voice that said you couldn’t.  To coin a popular phrase, YES YOU CAN!!!

Everything you need is within you.  You have been EMPOWERED to succeed I don’t care how many times you think you failed!  Failures are simply learning experiences to teach you wisdom to carry into your next adventure.

We all know someone who when they walk into a room there is a certain presence that walks in with them.  That air of “I have it all together” and that aura of confidence that they are victorious in all things they endeavor to do!  Now the reality is that they don’t have it all together and they have probably had as many failures as you.  The difference is they know who they are deep within and have made up their mind there is no quit in them.  They have concluded that failure is not an option.  There may be more lessons to learn, but they have established within them that they will keep going until all the lessons for success have been learned.

Now I want you to look in the mirror and determine that person is YOU!  You are EMPOWERED from within.  The Bible states that as a man (woman) thinks in their heart so are they.  You have to know in your heart there is no box big enough to hold you, no ceiling that you can’t break through!   You are an EMPOWERED WOMAN!!

In the words of Helen Reddy:

I am woman, hear me roar

In numbers too big to ignore

And I know too much to go back an’ pretend

‘Cause I’ve heard it all before

And I’ve been down there on the floor

And no one’s ever gonna keep me down again

Yes, I am wise

But it’s wisdom born of pain

Yes, I’ve paid the price

But look how much I’ve gained

If I have to, I can do anything

I am strong (strong)

I am invincible (invincible)

I am woman

You can bend but never break me

‘Cause it only serves to make me

More determined to achieve my final goal

And I come back even stronger

Not a novice any longer

‘Cause you’ve deepened the conviction in my soul

Yes, I am wise

But it’s wisdom born of pain

Yes, I’ve paid the price

But look how much I’ve gained

If I have to, I can do anything

I am strong (strong)

I am invincible (invincible)

I am woman

I am woman, watch me grow

See me standing toe to toe

As I spread my lovin’ arms across the land

But I’m still a little embryo

With such a long, long way to go

Until I make my brother understand

Oh yes, I am wise

But it’s wisdom born of pain

Yes, I’ve paid the price

But look how much I’ve gained

If I have to, I can face anything

I am strong (strong)

I am invincible (invincible)

I am woman

About the Author

Bio: A highly driven woman who was born to break barriers, Dr. Coylette James proves that when powered by purpose, women are unstoppable. She’s built her career brick by brick, fighting fears, failures, and setbacks to have the success she’s always known was hers to claim. Coming from a past that included being given away at birth, two teenage pregnancies, drug use, and many other trials, Dr. Coylette has a passion for helping others overcome past difficulties.

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