11/15/2018
In every woman, there is a WARRIOR.
An EXALTED warrior.
Own that.
My friend captured my pregnancy as it naturally occurs. Under the sky, feet to soil, fire in the belly. Unmasked. Unclothed. Unapologetic.
Someone reported it, and IG threatened to shut down her account. Is the miracle of life offensive to some? Have we come so far from knowing how we arrived on this planet? Pregnancy doesn’t look or feel like sweat pants. It is not comfortable and it’s not haphazard . It is riddled with physical and emotional growing pains. It is embracing uncertainty with primal abandon. And yet it is remarkable and breathtaking.
And it should be exalted. It is life.
And should it be forgotten, we each came from a woman, a warrior full of love. From skin and bones.
ex·alt·ed
/iɡˈzôltəd/Submit
adjective
1.
(of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.
"it had taken her years of hard infighting to reach her present exalted rank"
synonyms: high, high-ranking, elevated, superior, lofty, eminent, prestigious, illustrious, distinguished, esteemed
"his exalted office"
2.
in a state of extreme happiness.
"I felt exalted and newly alive"
synonyms: elated, exultant, jubilant, joyful, rapturous, ecstatic, blissful, transported, happy, exuberant, exhilarated; informalhigh
"she felt spiritually exalted"