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This time, I’m not reacting. I’m responding. With wisdom. With intention. With softness. Because every time I choose presence over panic, I change my future.

I don’t owe my old triggers a seat at the table.

I’ve grown.

I’ve seen too much. I’ve healed too deeply. I move differently now—not to prove anything, but because I’ve remembered who I am.

I’m not a woman surviving anymore. I’m a woman choosing.

That’s power.

-Molesey Bridgette, The Queen Code

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It is a man's job to set the tone in a relationship. He is the foundation, the leader, the one whose actions set the pace and emotional climate for the connection. A woman naturally feeds off his energy — she responds to how safe, secure, and loved he makes her feel. If his energy is inconsistent, cold, or confusing, she will start to close off emotionally, even if she’s still physically present.

Women are intuitive by nature. We can feel when something is off. We can sense distance, indifference, or hesitation even when nothing is said. That’s why showing up consistently, both emotionally and mentally, is so important. A woman wants to feel like she can rest in your presence, not constantly question where she stands. She can’t be soft and nurturing if she’s always in defense mode, trying to protect herself from heartbreak.

When a man leads with clarity, intention, and genuine care, it allows a woman to lean into her femininity — to trust, to give, to love fully. She doesn’t have to guess what’s going on in your mind or constantly seek reassurance. Your actions, your words, and your consistency do that for her. And when she feels safe, oh, how she flourishes. She becomes your biggest cheerleader, your soft place to fall, your peace in a chaotic world.

It’s not about money, gifts, or empty words. It’s about showing up every day as the man you promised you would be. Be dependable. Be emotionally available. Be kind. Set the tone — because when you do it right, she’ll match your energy and multiply it. A good woman reflects the love she receives. So if she’s distant, guarded, or unsure, take a moment to evaluate the tone you’re setting.

Lead her right, and she’ll follow you with her whole heart.

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The feminine urge to turn deep sorrow into an untouchable serenity, crippling fear into untamed ferocity, profound aching into true abundance, great loss into even greater liberation… in red lipstick, yet.💄

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People you ache for will reject you

Let them

People are going to show you

with their actions

the painful reality of who they are

Let them

People are going to violate

your boundaries

and then blame you

Let them

People are going to believe

their own version of who you are

despite truth or facts

Let them

People are going to misunderstand

misalign and malign you

Let them

I know it’s agony

to allow false stories

to take center stage

rather than truth

but let them

This way lies power

and healing and self-reclamation

The energy you were spending to gain

approval, inclusion, validation

is a false-belonging wound

that’s bleeding you dry

Warning:

To “Let Them”

requires many

stops

and

starts

Stop

the hemorrhage

of explaining

Stop

the frazzle

of justifying

Stop swallowing

the slow-killing poison

of defending

Stop striving, earning, performing

Stop telling yourself

you need their back-breaking

version of love

or understanding

Stop allowing their judgement

to injure your self-love

Take a breath

Dare

to fill your lungs

with something other than

anxiety

Exhale

diminishment

Inhale

expansion

Now start

Start

seeking inside you

the thing that you

always wanted from them

Start

owning all your truth

the beauties

and the beastly

daring to embrace it all

Start

delighting in the wonder of you

as vast as a moon-sky blanket

and dazzling

as a starlit circus

Start

healing the fracture

of your tender fierce heart

gluing and gilding

the jagged edges

with the 24 karat courage

Forgive yourself

for mistaking them

for your power source

The day you start

giving yourself

the love

you wanted from them

is the first day of your freedom

A sky walker once said,

“We’re all living in cages

with the doors wide open.”

You, little songbird, deserve to be free

Take wing from the prison

of your thoughts

You’ll soar

They’ll criticize

Let them

~ Angi Sullins prints, books and card decks www.angisullins.com

Art by Digitiel

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She sat at the back

and they said she was shy,

She led from the front

and they hated her pride,

They asked her advice

and then questioned her guidance,

They branded her loud,

then were shocked by her silence,

When she shared no ambition

they said it was sad,

So she told them her dreams

and they said she was mad,

They told her they'd listen,

then covered their ears,

And gave her a hug

while they laughed at her fears,

And she listened to all of it

thinking she should,

Be the girl they told her

to be best as she could,

But one day she asked

what was best for herself,

Instead of trying

to please everyone else,

So she walked to the forest

and stood with the trees,

She heard the wind whisper

and danced with the leaves,

She spoke to the willow,

the elm and the pine,

And she told them what she'd been told

time after time,

She told them she felt

she was never enough,

She was either too little

or far far too much,

Too loud or too quiet,

too fierce or too weak,

Too wise or too foolish,

too bold or too meek,

Then she found a small clearing

surrounded by fires,

And she stopped...

and she heard what the trees said to her,

And she sat there for hours

not wanting to leave,

For the forest said nothing,

it just let her breathe.

-Becky Hemsley

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