Please allow me to introduce you to the Dynamic Woman. You’ve seen her; you may even know her quite well. Perhaps she has served you in that restaurant where you like to eat, because that’s how she feeds her children. Or maybe she is the teller at your bank, working to put herself through school. Or she could be the voice you hear over the phone when you call to check on some personal business of yours, your housekeeper, hairstylist, teacher, or a police officer. She could quite possibly be closer than that.
Yes, she’s actually the single woman you know from work, who also has a side hustle so she can pay all of her bills, and occasionally treat the family to something special. She’s the woman who makes just above minimum wage and supports herself without complaining because she knows she just has to make do. She’s the married woman who lies next to the man she knows is wrong, yet she doesn’t disrespect him because she knows what God requires of her. She chooses to stay because her faith tells her it’s not time to go–yet.
She’s the woman who remains spiritual and cries where no one can see because bringing attention to her tears isn’t necessary as long as her prayers are heard. She is a devoted wife, a doting mother, a good friend. She has kindness on her tongue, warmth in her heart, and chooses to share her story with others so they don’t see all the troubles she has seen. She knows her life is her testimony, and does her best to be honorable, a woman of God. She is humble.
The Dynamic Woman is beautiful, because she knows the value of silence, and the power of a simple smile. She knows her power, and so do you, but she never shoves it under your nose because she knows the value of gracefulness, sensuality, and the attractiveness of her feminine walk, the sway of her hips. She draws you into her aura without even knowing it. It definitely takes one to know one.
The Dynamic Woman deserves love, respect, compassion, and support. She deserves honor, but she would never say so; she may not even know it herself. She simply does what needs to be done because it needs to be done, and because she can. She is amazing, for starters.
Another word about the dynamic woman—she knows her place. She allows her man to be a man. What am I talking about this time? The rules were established eons ago; ‘a man is to provide for members of his household in a fine way.’ Sometimes we can-do women can do ourselves right out of the provisions we were intended to enjoy because of a defiant spirit of independence. No, don’t wait around for a man to do what you know you can do; however, don’t enable him to squander what was meant for your household (time, money, etc.) because you were busy making sure everything was good. It’s about perspective. You’re not waiting for jack; you’re minding your store, leaving his work to him. Accountability is assigned and enforced where it belongs, guaranteed.
The dynamic woman is usually borne of necessity–adversity, trial, failure, sadness, anger, disappointment, hurt–all contribute to making an ordinary woman one who can do extraordinary things, and make her all the more beautiful. Like a diamond, all polished up and shiny, she was once what some would consider ordinary, possibly overlooked by the untrained eye. You see, she was found, pulled from beneath the crushing weight of the world, dug up from a place only those determined to find treasure would look.
You probably walked right on by without noticing. But the one who knew the best, most priceless treasures worth having are usually hidden looked deeper, and there she was. He picked her up, and he realized right away what he had found. And he protected her, because he didn’t want anyone else to have her. Now that she’s shed the dirt of the world, she’s brilliant, coveted, seemingly indestructible, and look how she sparkles in the light. Mercy! You can’t miss her; it’s obvious how valuable she is. And you could probably get yourself one like her, if you search for her, or if someone else happens to forget her value and lose her. My, won’t she look good on you! But do you have what it takes to keep her?
(Based on an excerpt from Timeless Thoughts & Words of Wisdom, Volume 2)
From the Mind of:
Tonya D. Floyd
The Signature Movement