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MissGvious1 Glynis's avatar

Encouraging and Inspiring read. As a 50 year old woman who is becoming in my greatness, I am so proud watching your growth. You definitely inspire me πŸ’•

Marie Mott's avatar

There is something powerful about a woman who names her own becoming at 50, with pride and grace. Your words remind me that growth doesn’t belong to one age or season, and I’m truly honored to be walking alongside you πŸ’›

Kisha's avatar

Oweee this was good Marie, this one hit different. I know I read this like 3 times. These letters be speaking to me. Thank you so much MarieπŸ’›

Marie Mott's avatar

Whew… I’m really glad it met you like that. If it made you pause and reread, then it did its job. Thank you for receiving it and for being here πŸ’›

Joe Jenkins's avatar

This was perfect and like a breath of fresh air in a space where letting go of many things to restructure for purpose is being claimed. It’s like walking into a place and realizing you were perfectly placed to see others who are living intentionally outside of the norm. It’s where being a Loved Somebody put a smile on your face as you sip your Sunday morning cup of β˜•οΈ.

Thanks MarieπŸ™πŸ½

Marie Mott's avatar

Thank you for this. What you described, that quiet sense of realizing you are not alone in choosing to live this way, is exactly what I hope these words create. Not a loud declaration of purpose, just a gentle, lived one.

I am really glad it felt like a Sunday morning moment. Thank you for being a Loved Somebody here. That presence matters πŸ’›

marnita jones's avatar

At this point in my life it's an honor to be here πŸ₯°

Marie Mott's avatar

I feel that β€” and I’m grateful you’re here in this season πŸ’›

Shakia Wells's avatar

Won't He Do It πŸ™ŒπŸΎ Even more Honored to be here. πŸ«ΆπŸΏπŸ™πŸŽ€ Inspiring

Marie Mott's avatar

He surely will πŸ’› I’m really glad you’re here 🫢🏽

Michelle Jackson's avatar

Beautifully written as always. It took me years to allow myself to receive love, so I know what it feels like to have a stranger point genuine affirmation my way with a smile. It is like a grandma's hug straight to the bosom with a tight squeeze and a gentle rock from side to side. Thank you for reminding us that we are Loved Somebodies.

Marie Mott's avatar

Learning to receive love can take years and it is such brave tender work. What you described that grandma’s hug kind of affirmation is exactly what genuine love is meant to feel like safe steady and real. Your words remind us that being seen can heal in quiet ways. You are a Loved Somebody and so is everyone your softness reaches πŸ’›

BrendaJean Adamson's avatar

My words are inadequate to express how this reading made me feel and I refuse to cheapen it by going to ChatGPT. I’ll say this - I feel seen, less alone and encouraged.

Marie Mott's avatar

I’m really glad it helped you feel seen and encouraged. You’re not aloneβ€”and I’m grateful you’re walking alongside me here πŸ’›

Row's avatar

It is so important to have these type of spaces. Thank you Marie🫢🏾

Marie Mott's avatar

It truly is. I’m so grateful you’re hereβ€”this space exists because of people like you 🫢🏽

Alicia Stilwell's avatar

This message means so much, I have always loved and enjoyed your passion and it allowed me to understand a different perspective. But no matter the conversation it always ended, if no one has told you are loved, I love you and nothing you can do about it.

My hope is that it helped people know that despite our differences we are all people who deserve and want, respect and love.

Thank you for bringing that. ❀️

Marie Mott's avatar

This really touched me. Thank you for saying it with such honesty and heart. That reminder, that love and respect don’t disappear because of differenceβ€”is exactly the kind of humanity I hope this space holds. And I receive your love with gratitude πŸ’›

Ismahen Kadrie's avatar

This felt like being named out loud….in the gentlest, most honest way. Thank you for stewarding love with such care, for honoring becoming without urgency, and for reminding us that softness, consistency, and dignity still matter. Grateful to be part of a community that moves slowly on purpose. We are Loved Somebodies indeed. πŸ’›

Marie Mott's avatar

I receive this with deep gratitude and a steady kind of pride. Choosing care, slowness, and dignity in a world that rushes and hardens is a radical act. I’m proud of this community and the way we moveβ€”on purpose, with love. We are Loved Somebodies. Always πŸ’›

Donna Christian - Lowe's avatar

POWERFUL. πŸ™β€οΈ

Marie Mott's avatar

Purposeful πŸ’›