The Dare Dreamer Movement by Julene Fleurmond

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In honor of Women’s History Month, here’s a tribute for women everywhere – “Every Woman.” (The poem and graphics below were part of a project I created for a Women’s History Month celebration I had the opportunity to chair at the University of Miami.)

The last two stanzas were added in 2012 and inspired by my friend Kara Norman, founder of Empower Her, Inc. She is truly making a mark by inspiring girls and women through her work: http://www.empowerherinc.com.

Every Woman

by Julene Fleurmond

Every woman should learn
To look past her imperfections
To nurture the essence of her spirit
To embrace her own reflection.

Every woman should live
Never compromising herself
To dream dreams that are impossible
To know when to ask for help.

Every woman should know
That within her are the seeds of greatness,
That she is loved by a Love even greater
And that she is too blessed to stress.

Every woman should believe
That she is divine royalty
Placed on this earth to leave a mark,
To share her heart and write history.

Every woman should walk
In purpose, grace and confidence
Because she has the power to impact the world
And change begins with a single step.

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou

I love the message and visuals of this video (doesn’t it make you smile?). From India Arie’s album “Voyage to India.”

“Runnin’ ’round in circles, lost my focus / Lost sight of my goal
I do this for the love of music / Not for the glitter and gold

“Got everything that I pray for / Even a little more
When I ask to learn humility / This is what I was told

“It’s the little things / And the joy they bring, it’s the little things
It’s the little things…” – India Arie, “Little Things”

Here’s an opportunity for journalists to submit original pieces for a chance to win some great prizes. If you miss the first round you can still submit for the second round until April 4. At the end of Round 2 the Pulitzer Center will select 1 winner who will receive a Sony VAIO Notebook with the All New Intel® Core™ Processor. Visit http://projectreport-3.appspot.com for more information:

Description from website:
In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, YouTube presents Project: Report, a journalism contest (made possible by Sony VAIO & Intel) intended for non-professional, aspiring journalists to tell stories that might not otherwise be told.

This year there will be five grand prize winners, each of whom will receive at $10,000 grant to work with the Pulitzer Center on an international reporting project.

Winners in each round will receive technology prizes from Sony & Intel.

FOR MORE ABOUT THE PULITZER CENTER VISIT
http://www.pulitzercenter.org

Ever since I began seriously pursuing my childhood passion of writing and dream of publishing books, I began collecting various resources for writers. Here I’ll be sharing some links for those of you with a passion for writing that may help you on your journey. I’ll be updating it as I find more of them. Stay tuned for the list…

Update: Click here for the Writing & Storytelling Resources page that will be constantly updated.