Secrets of Joy....

"The women along the way have been warned they must not sing. Rockjawed men with machine guns stand facing them. But women will be women. Each woman standing beside the path holds a redberibboned, closely swaddled baby in her arms, and as I pass, the bottom wrappings fall...It is a protest and a celebration the men threatening them do not even recognize...
RESISTANCE IS THE SECRET OF JOY!...There is a roar as if the world cracked open and I flew inside. I am no more. And satisfied."

This is an excerpt from the novel "Possessing the Secret of Joy" by Alice Walker. This is the last scene Tashi/Evelyn sees before she is killed by the firing squad. Tashi/Evelyn had decided that she didnt want a blindfold for the execution, she looked her executioners in the eye, and then into the eyes of her family as they killed her...

this book maks so many of my emotions bubble up to the surface whenever i read it..ultimately it makes me proud to be a black woman...RESISTANCE IS THE SECRET OF JOY!.....never give up, never give in, and always remain true to yourself and your beliefs...there is only one you in this world - scream, shout, stomp - but find the secret to your joy....and dont get caught up when folks hate on you...because you are not avaerage and should never be content to be average...dont believe the labels folks want to place on you....do what you need to do to make you happy...to satisfy you....

i could go on but imma stop right there....cause i could keep rambling....

Diet update: I have lost 7 lbs., all water weight but i dont care..i've been working out and eating right and i am starting to feel healthy...today marks the start of week number two...

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