Queen

Just read Queen Latifah's Ladies First. It really is a good book! It got me thinking about the things she said: You don't have to accept anyon'es monkier for yourself. You define who you are. At times we feel ike we have no control over people or situations in our lives but that's the furthest from the truth. We have an enormous control of our attitude, perspective, and actions. think about how often we allow outside influences to dampen our attitude and mess with our perspective. All things start inside your sould and work outward. Thoughts are powerful, words are powerful. What you put out in the spoken and written word is what you'll get back. Never forget who you are. You are a child of God, you are a Queen.

A queen is a queen when riding high and when clouded in disgrace, shame, or sorrow, she has dignity. Being a queen has little to do with exterior things, it's a state of mind. With God as teh center of your life, you can never be dethroned. No matter what a girl's status or her place in life....she's royalty!

Being a queen was placed there before we were ever formed in the womb and being female gets you halfway there. It starts insdie by feeling good about yourself.. A queen has high esteem, she is proud of who she is, whether she is in corporate or a cleaning lady, whether she's an athele or a housewife. She knows right from wrong and strives to do her best. She doesn't player hate or try to put other women down. A real queen in so focused on keeping herself tight that she doesn't have time to be worried about being catty or jealous of another woman.

A real queen is so intent on raising herself up that she can be proud of what her fellow queens are doing, because she's okay with herself and with God. Queen is the ultimate woman

Makes you stop and think how very special we are. I know I'm unique and I have plenty to offer. No more negative talk about myself. which is something I've been working on for years. I have to be honest and admit I'm struggling with the weight gain i've had but even with that I'm still beautiful and I deserve a great life. My main focus is to be healthy and feel good, if the added plus is weight loss and adorable new clothes it's just a perk :)

Then of course I think of being a female as being a treasure, I just have to have fun figuring out what gem I am, heck maybe I'm many different gems. What about you? What gem are you, since you're already a queen?