The Future is Brighter

Wow, yesterday was surely surreal and a moment that made history. Kamala Harris was sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States.

You may not know but I have quite a few family members who live in the U.S., and this is a huge deal for them (as much of the world). I remember getting calls four years ago asking if I could sponsor them to come to Canada after the previous President was sworn in LOL.

I’m usually not one to follow politics but this is beyond politics and presidents for me personally. Kamala Harris is not only the first female VP, she is the first VP who is of Black and South-Asian descent. This not only means a lot for women but also women of colour. This is going to bring on so much change it’s unbelievable. 

As an entrepreneur who is raising two little girls, this moment meant so much to me and them as well. I get to show them anything is attainable if you persist and the more we break barriers, the more power and potential our little girls have. I’m hoping moments like this continue. I want my girls to reach their full potential without people judging them first on their skin colour or making them feel less privileged than any of those around them. I don't want them to feel that they are not equal or not as significant as I felt when I was their age. Yesterday, progress was made. We are stepping into a new world and we’re breaking barriers, paving the way for women to achieve the success they deserve.

There is something about women that have the strength to endure the darkest of days and carry the heaviest of burdens. It’s truly a gift in my eyes from God. We do so much and set the temperature in every room we step into. 

My personal reflection…

The prettiest shade shall be painted upon her lips, to smile, although her heart is so full of worry and pain. She worries about tomorrow, she worries about how she will fill the bellies of those she loves and is raising, she worries ten years into the future of how she will be perceived and looked upon by the world while ignoring her truest desires to please those around her.

She is a woman, all loving, all compassionate.

She is change, she is hope, she is power.

She is the strength that is created in her to get by and to see brighter days.

She is a warrior, to take on the battles that keep trying to knock her down,

She is strong.

She is true.

She is love.

She is woman.

Shout out to all the women out there and especially mamas raising our future of change... you're amazing and doing great! As my good friend Denise always reminds me, you cannot pour out what you do not have to give... always fill your cup 1st so that you have the fuel to give without neglecting yourself.

Xo

Pammy