If you're a woman and you don't have a journal. Please! Go out today and purchase one. It doesn't have to be expensive our filled with dividers. This journal cost me $3.99 at my local Marshall's. I was inspired to start a different type of journal after listening to one of my favorite queens Ms. Iyanla. I was watching her show to be exact, she was encouraging a mother and daughter to write in a journal that she titled "Womanhood". I thought it would be great to start one for myself that I would gift to Nubian later in life.
Iyanla, divided the journal up into four different journal entries entitled:
A woman is, A woman knows, A woman does, and A woman does not. I rushed out the same day and picked up the journal you see pictured here and divided the pages by twenty five sheets for all four entries and began writing in May of this year. I love the idea so much that I will start a new journal when am done with this one. I normally write a paragraph for each entry on the same day and date them.
I will also share with the mothers a different type of journal that has blessed my life tremendously. In 2009, I begin writing to a daughter that I didn't have. I knew within my spirit that my first child would be a "girl". I shared my relationship with myself, the creator, others, and various triumphs and defeats. I spared her a lot of the details but, I gave enough insight about me so she could see that I'm no different from her. I too I'm on a journey to my best self daily.
I plan to give it to Nubian on her 18th birthday. I'm currently still writing in this journal to her. It's almost complete. I plan to purchase a new one and continue from there. I would like her to hear about the transitions we both went through during her journey to her 18th birthday. Once this takes place. I want to write about my transition to slowing release her fully to the community that she belongs to as well.
I believe a mother needs to let her daughter know just what it's like to see her daughter become a mother on paper and be able to pass the tradition of writing from generation to generation. It's one thing to see a picture of us together when I transition but it's another to read my thoughts towards her. Give yourself and children one of the greatest gifts "your thoughts".
"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory."
- Dr. Seuss
Xoxo
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