Why women rock, why I marched and why I won’t shut up about it

The latest 50 Shades of Green Divas podcast featuring interviews from the Women’s March and of course GD Max…

I’ve decided I’m ok not being friends with this person on social media or anywhere for that matter. While I haven’t “blocked” or “unfriended” anyone on social media over this crazy and contentious election and all the divisive energy out there, I have “unfollowed” a few folks because I really didn’t appreciate seeing their brand of mean memes or whatever in my feed.

I’m really ok with those that have different opinions and try to give them space to share it. It’s not always easy. Sometimes I literally bite my lip and sit on my hands, but I never ever take their crap personally and make it a policy to not personally attack anyone. That’s just me. Apparently.

I’ve decided to make a personal standard of communication on social media to try to live up to.

When posting or commenting on social media, I vow to…

curtail political whining
minimize negativity
not share mean or degrading memes (my policy on any topic)
try and be constructive in my postings or comments that may be issue-oriented
always be respectful in my language
never personally attack anyone
be honest, but be kind
use credible sources when linking or sharing
have more difficult or personal discussions OFFLINE / not in public forum/feed

But I also vow to…

not to be silent about injustice
speak truth loud and clear
shine my crazy love light as bright as I possibly
be unashamed by my voice, gender, beliefs, body… by who I am.
respectfully call out bull shit and cite specific credible sources to back up my stance
unfollow or unfriend or block those that are mean; abusive; espouse hate, intolerance or outright bigotry; or are personally rude
keep a sense of humor

Social media can be a fantastic tool for connecting to a community of like-minded people to share information and make stuff happen, but it can also be a destructive time-waster when getting sucked into the rabbit warren of pointless debate or “proving my point.”

I’ve reenergized my love of womanhood and womankind after experiencing this outpouring of love, hope and real power as it manifested in this recent Women’s March, (which by the way, I probably wouldn’t have known about or gone to if it weren’t for my peeps on social media. Just sayin’.)

I don’t know why this was a dormant rumble deep within my lopsided, breasted self or how it got to be so quiet and almost compliant, but not any more sister. I feel a surge of positive feminine energy coming on and I’m not afraid to use it.

I have heard more women’s real voices over the last few months than ever before. Their unabashed truths and unwillingness to sit quietly and be content with letting things happen while they churn and burn inside. I proudly add my voice and promise to keep shining light on the compassionate truth with a promise to keep focusing on healing and love (even though that is a daily challenge).

… almost to the juicy stuff. keep going to read a powerful poem by Bryonie Wise …

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Comments (5)

julia (reply)

January 30, 2017 at 9:58 am

I read all three pages! So, I think the reason we’ve been quiet lately is because we thought we were patiently waiting in line for our turn (like we learned in kindergarten) and we were playing by the rules. However, our country elected someone who doesn’t play by the rules and who bullies and who is now in charge. We thought evolved minds would lead us into equality. We didn’t realize there were so many afraid of smart women. Well, at least it’s out in the open. All this racist, sexist, whatever stuff was hidden and we couldn’t/wouldn’t deal with it as a nation. But, now it’s in the mainstream and it’s being acknowledged. I guess I’ll take that as one positive.
Green Diva Meg (reply)

January 30, 2017 at 10:02 am

Thanks for reading it all Julia, and thank you for your thoughtful comment. yes, rules have been tossed out and we have to step up. see you out there sister!
Haralee (reply)

January 30, 2017 at 11:06 am

Good for you! Contrary to current political persuasions, it still is a free country and people can voice their opinions or not. So blocking your comments your friend is sticking her head in the sand. She can do it, and you can continue to do what you do!
Roxanne Jones (reply)

January 30, 2017 at 1:07 pm

You go, girl! We were given voices for a reason.
Antionette Blake (reply)

January 30, 2017 at 9:07 pm

It’s amazing how this administration is bringing people together!