"You are the finest,loveliest, tenderest,and most beautifulperson I have ever known -and even thatis an understatement."- F. Scott Fitzergerald
I truly believe in feeling wonderful everyday if you want to be productive everyday. The old saying goes if you look good you feel good. So with that said I joined a thread around January on a forum I frequent called That Girl Challenge. The premise of the challenge revolves around being THAT Girl. Well who is that girl one must ask? For me personally, that girl is ... one who looks well put together everyday. She has a long lovey and soft mane of hair, with subtle to moderately applied but effective makeup that compliments her features, and perfectly painted nails everyday. She is that girl who knows when to wear the right clothes at the right time for the right occasion. She inherently believes in the phrase "Dressing well is just good manners". That girl is also very well poised, elegant, and generally just graceful all around.
Now please don't get me wrong I believe That Girl isn't only radiantly beautiful on the outside but beautiful and highly knowledgeable on the inside. That Girl is well versed on current, past, and future events and world history. From my standpoint That Girl respects and I curious of other cultures and their histories and politics. She delights in acquiring new knowledge whether it relates to her studies or not. That girl is just all around polished on all levels: beauty, brains, and all. On my blog I will update weekly on my That Girl Challenge. Stay tuned ^_^
That Girl is... Pretty, feminine, and angelic like.
That Girl is...Lovely, beautiful, and always alluring
That Girl is...has a great skincare regimen
with attention to natural and modern techniques
That Girl is... has luscious, soft, bouncy, and springy natural curls and kinks
That Girl is...has a marvelous sense of fashion
That Girl is...is Healthy & Fit Shape
That Girl is... has glowing, youthful, even toned brown skin
"Walk Like a Woman, did with the suns of a nation complacent in the crook of your neck." - Zora Howard.
Zora Howard is a Black American writer, spoken word poet, and activist with roots in Harlem, New York. Ms. Howard I believe has given phenomenal contributions to modern American poetry and writing. Ms. Howard is also the youngest NYC Youth Poet Laureate.
At some point in my last years of high school I discovered Zora Howard's spoken word performances on YouTube, stumbling upon her video "Walking" as an introduction to her. Mind you when I found her spoken word videos in high school she was only a few years older than me, but her words and voice commanded an age that was far beyond who I saw on the video. Ms.Howard's poetry is heart tugging, engaging, and is heavily sprinkled with biting metaphors that linger in my head for hours on end. I IMPLORE YOUto to set aside time to watch her videos without any distractions. I find my favorite spoken word video by Ms.Howard to be Walking. I can replay that particular video over and over without any hesitation. Every time I hear Zora Howard perform her spoken word piece Walking I want to reach out to every black woman and man and just simply bring them closer towards me and simply hug them. Ms. Howard speaks on everything I have always felt and spoke on but says it with such power and her voice commands great attention.
The main reason I want to show people this particular video are for these lines in particular that really spoke to me.
Every night since I was nine my daddy told me I really was an angel
He mad me promise to always walk like a woman did,
Carry your divinity in your chin, and try not to trip, walk hard little angel
If you lifted your eyes from her breasts maybe you would see your sister in her face and hear her heart trying to break free
Teach them how to soldiers but never fathers
We teach them how to be gangstas but when are they going to find time how to dream
Little Black girls you all are angels, every single one of you. Every little girl deserves to be told she is an angel, especially by her father or any other prominent male figure in her life. She deserves the showering kisses of love and attention from her father. As women I truly believe we carry our divinity in our chin as
Ms.Howard says. Black women and Black men we deserve better, so much better. However this post I want to really speak to Black women when I say this:Promise to always walk like a woman did ... and carry your divinity in your chin.
