Of late I’ve been thinking a lot about what women have to deal with every day of their lives. And every moment in some instances – no exaggeration.
We navigate our relationships and walk in this world as if we walk on glass. Glass. It can be incredibly strong. It can support us. Yet this very same glass can sometimes be perilously fragile. It breaks, it cuts, it hurts us when we least suspect. And because we trust it so much, it’s breaking cripples us. What it really does is fail us. It shows us all that is possible, reflects our desires and ambitions, but then goes on to deny those very things to us.
Sojourner Truth said:
“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?”.
Let’s take our full measure. No need to shy away from this journey any more. It is time to take it with confidence and to let it take us, to challenge its duplicity, to gather the shards, to embrace our challenges and our pains. Let’s make these shards into our crown. Fashion them into rose quartz combs. For in our vulnerabilities lie our greatest strengths.
This is our journey. And this is our world. Walk it we will.
Walking On Glass 