Ain't I A Woman?

"Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women of the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place!
And ain't I a woman?

Look at me! Look at my arm! I could have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman?

I could work as much and eat as much as a man- when I could get it- and bear the lash as well!
And ain't I a woman?

I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me!
And ain't I a woman?

Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [Intellect, somebody whispers] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negro's rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure-full? Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him. If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say.

Sojourner Truth 

May 28-29, 1851 

You Make Me Feel

You make me feel like a natural woman

Do you know how it feels to be completely infatuated with him?
To want to touch him every second, minute, hour– never letting go of his smooth cocoa butter skin?
To hopelessly love every breath he takes–hanging on to every delicate magic that he embodies?
To crave his existence and the idea that forever could start today–appreciating the moment our eyes locked and I saw myself in you?
To ache for his silk voice to send messages to my body begging for more–moaning your wants and desires through thrusts of passion and excitement?
To be by his side through it all–seeing God taking us through solar plexus of our immutable binding

Cause you make me feel..
You make me feel..
You make me feel like a natural woman

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20 Things I Wish Someone Would've Told Me in My Teens

Here I am on my birthday reflecting on all of the choices that I have made in the past two decades. From boys to puberty; from hairstyles to health issues; from decisions to goals, I have learned a lot of valuable lessons that helped me grow to the young woman that I today. So here's a list of 20 things I wish someone had told me while I was still a teenager. 

1. Things are always changing
2. It's ok to have feelings!
3. People always come back
4. If you say "no", it's not the end of the world
5. If you don't want to, you don't have to!
6. Value those that showed up rather than dwell on those that didn't
7. Half of the world's population is men--not the six that suck for you!
8. You aren't obligated to do anything for anybody
9. You're beautiful the way you are
10. You're stronger than you look
11. You can still love them unconditionally and keep your distance
12. It's ok to not know everything--you have to learn something, right?
13. That boy was a blessing in disguise
14. You have to talk to people if you want them to understand you
15. Language is important!
16. You can change the world in a number of ways
17. Politics is really messy, but you LIVE for it
18. Don't let anyone invalidate how you feel and who you are
19. Be patient the time will come
20. Finally, GOD STILL LOVES YOU!

Happy 20th Birthday Jenn!

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