Ladies, we love to chatter. Too often we're told that we sound like cackling hens, but that never stops us from engaging in the fun sport of girl talk. Some women amuse themselves by only listening to the sounds of their voices - nobody else's. Some women speak ignorantly above the delightful voices of sound reasoning. Some women listen quietly, then speak words of poetic wisdom. Some women never ever stop talking, even in their sleep.But no matter our individual conversation style, each of us should practice silence because of its restorative nature to resuscitate our lifeless thought processes. Our minds must seek new knowledge so that we may grow to become more peaceful within ourselves. This is an important fact about silence: you don't always have to go to it, sometimes it comes to you unannounced. You only have to acknowledge and appreciate that silence's ultimate purpose is helping you learn your true and authentic purpose in life through serial contemplative moments of self-discovery.
This edition shines the spotlight on my friend and business partner W. Jeannette Strickland, who is a life empowerment coach and the principal owner of WJS Worldwide Consulting, LLC. This smart woman is a great conversationalist who loves to talk, and she speaks highly about silence.
...listen with an open mind and enjoy!
-demetrice
21st Century Woman Spotlight
"The other day, I had this quiet moment. I closed my eyes and saw these beautiful colors. They were like colors of the rainbow that were intensified. It was absolutely amazing. It was just one color right after the other. It wasn't a bright sun. It was just that I was there in heaven and that was all to it. It was a nice peaceful time. I didn't have to go to school. I didn't think about grading papers. I unplugged the phone, and I was just out there." - Life coach W. Jeannette Strickland describes a moment of quiet introspection while sitting on the nature-inspired lanai inside her peaceful home in Kissimmee, Florida.
A multitude of calming yellow, blue and pink swirling softness all meshed together often beckons her beautiful mind to dream quietly in the charcoal blackness of night. So many colors wrap around her mind's peaceful thoughts like paint brushes that wrap around the artistic fingers of her favorite artists - Itzchak Tarkay, Picasso, Schaefer & Miles, Alexandria Krysinski and Linda LeKinff - when they create beautiful and colorful mind boggling masterpieces of art. Like this woman who dreams vivid colors, these artists may find themselves drifting off peacefully when meshing yellow, blue and pink swirling softness on quiet canvasses.
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| Jeannette and friend, Annette Kennedy. |
"The real purpose of silence is inner-searching, rejuvenation, restoration and contemplation," says the very attractive, super intelligent, ultra-loquacious, fun-loving, down-to-earth and gregarious 65-year-old (aka the Grand Diva). She single-handedly nurtures three daughters who blessed her with eight loveable grandchildren who affectionately call her Nana. She works part-time for the Osceola County School District as a substitute teacher 'beating down' 122 students with love and affection in hopes they learn the importance of a valuable education. They respectfully and affectionately nickname her Miss S.
Jeannette knows her life purpose. She smiles poetically, then recites the same resuscitating command heard from silent whispers during two near death experiences several decades ago: "Go back! What about the children?' Both times she came back for her young daughters, Frenchella, Stephanie and Kimberly, because her mother died when she was seven, and she did not want her children experiencing the difficulty of existing in a world without her maternal love and guidance.
Given her genuine concern for all people and her notorious gift for gab, this cosmopolitan woman's true life purpose might actually be to whisper eye-opening truths into the lives of all God's children, including adults. Women and men appreciate her hugs, smiles, compliments, words of encouragement and sound advice, also. Her soothing voice leaves listeners longing to hear more of her common-sense approach to life. As for the defiant listeners , such as her adult grandchildren, well they return later when the truths spoken earlier redirect them back to this adventurous woman who enjoys watching foreign movies with the volume turned down pretending she's watching genuine silent movies and who travels extensively throughout North America, South America, Africa and Europe seeking greater understanding and invigorating spiritual moments of silence beyond the comfort zones of familiarity. She knows what she knows based on experience, observation and books, and her sheer presence touches the respective lives of temperamental tykes, confused teenagers and independent thinking adults when she shares comforting knowledge.
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| "Men appreciate women who have a voice." |
Jeannette possesses a strong voice. She advocates women expressing their forthright opinions without fear, and she decries the archaic idea of indoctrinating girls to become powerless, voiceless women under societal rule.
"Women need to voice their opinions, to be seen and to be loved," she roars like the symbolic female liberationist depicted in Helen Reddy's 1973 song, 'I Am Woman.'
"We need to get over telling our daughters to be quiet and how lucky they are to have a man. We need to be nurturing them and telling them how fantastic they are, how much they have to offer and what to look for in a man. A man who wants you to be quiet is not the man for you because it's going to come a time when he needs you not to be quiet. And that's going to be the time that is going to be the deciding factor in his life."
Jeannette explains why she needs and wants more in her life in order to become the whole person she dreams to be. She promises that if she ever thinks something is wrong with her, "I am getting a plane ticket! I don't feel imperfect, but unfinished, I feel that God has started something that he intends to finish, and it's not done yet."
On the flip side, she acknowledges that sometimes women talk too much and can gain from being silent. She suggests that women occasionally cease being superstars in their own minds, silence their voices, practice objective listening and learn from others.
There is 'never, ever, ever, ever' too much silence for this incorrigible, sexy senior who lives alone by choice in her comfortable abode. Her longtime boyfriend not only respects her strong opinions, but also her privacy and occasional need for solitude ... silent moments set aside for awakening her mind and remembering all the positive, life-changing lessons of yesteryears.
Jeannette, who is pursuing an online master's degree in psychology from Nova University in Orlando, believes the most powerful dynamic agent of silence is spirituality. While listening keenly and conscientiously to what's purely happening inwardly, she uses insightful spirituality as a silent motivator to steer her in the right direction toward becoming a better person by setting realistic goals and being productive each new day.
"When I'm thinking, when I'm feeling - that's my growth time. The silence is all encompassing at certain times in my life. Nothing else is going on. There's nothing to stimulate me. It's just the quiet time when I grow," Jeannette softly professes.
-demetrice
What's Coming in February 2012
it's time to say good-bye
it's been real,
On the flip side, she acknowledges that sometimes women talk too much and can gain from being silent. She suggests that women occasionally cease being superstars in their own minds, silence their voices, practice objective listening and learn from others.
There is 'never, ever, ever, ever' too much silence for this incorrigible, sexy senior who lives alone by choice in her comfortable abode. Her longtime boyfriend not only respects her strong opinions, but also her privacy and occasional need for solitude ... silent moments set aside for awakening her mind and remembering all the positive, life-changing lessons of yesteryears.
Jeannette, who is pursuing an online master's degree in psychology from Nova University in Orlando, believes the most powerful dynamic agent of silence is spirituality. While listening keenly and conscientiously to what's purely happening inwardly, she uses insightful spirituality as a silent motivator to steer her in the right direction toward becoming a better person by setting realistic goals and being productive each new day. "When I'm thinking, when I'm feeling - that's my growth time. The silence is all encompassing at certain times in my life. Nothing else is going on. There's nothing to stimulate me. It's just the quiet time when I grow," Jeannette softly professes.
Visit Jeannette' s website: http://www.wjsworldwide.com
What's Coming in February 2012
it's been real,
but the
quiet whisper has spoken
and my heart is listening...
hoping the final edition touches every heart.
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