Eu sou uma mulher brutalmente suave (e não vou mudar por ninguém)

Sou uma mulher brutalmente suave. (Nayyirah Waheed)

Here’s the thing you should know about me: I’m not like any other girl you’ve met before.

I can promise you that. I’m the woman who’s been through it all.

Houve momentos em que parecia que nunca mais me ia pôr de pé, mas aqui estou eu. Lutei e sobrevivi.

The past didn’t turn out how I imagined it would be, but that doesn’t mean my future won’t.

Nevertheless, I’ve decided to let my past go so I can move forward – because I deserve it.

I deserve to be accepted and appreciated. That’s why I’ve decided to accept all the things that make me – me.

I’m not perfect but I’m a hell of a woman. Now I know my worth, I’m sure that everyone who enters my life will know it too.

I know how to love deeply; I understand better than anyone. I don’t hold back my feelings. I’m passionate yet considerate.

I’m not afraid of being vulnerable and I’m not afraid of calling you on your BS.

I’m excited about life even though I’ve known pain. Not a thing can break my spirit. I always keep pushing forward.

My beauty comes from my self-acceptance. There’s nothing more beautiful than being yourself and I had to learn this the hard way. But it was worth it.

O meu tipo de amor é intemporal. Quase parece que pertence a um tempo mais antigo.

A time without dating apps and virtual love. Instead, my kind of love is full of handwritten letters and holding hands when we’re seventy.

I love being protected and cared for. I love being passionate about the one I love. I’m the most loyal person I know.

My heart is tender, but my soul is brave. I’m a gentle warrior. Fierce enough to protect and gentle enough to mend what’s broken.

I am a brutally soft woman. The rare kind. Sometimes I’m messy and indulge too much but it reminds me how good it is to be a human and make mistakes.

Cometer erros é viver. Eu abraço todas as partes da vida e todas as partes de mim. Tudo o que antes era inseguro, agora carrego com orgulho.

Every scar is a reminder I chose myself after all. It’s a reminder I didn’t give up. And I never will. No matter what life throws at me, I will be prepared.

I’m done going back to people who hurt me. I’m done with people holding me back.

I refuse to be someone’s doormat. Someone they can use to please their selfish needs.

If you don’t accept my boundaries, you don’t respect me. If you can’t accept me as I am, our relationship won’t make sense.

If you can’t see how beautiful my heart is, how pure my soul is, you don’t deserve me.

I’m happy because I know what I want. I don’t depend on anyone. If I choose to be with you, it’s because I want you, not because I need you.

And if we ever part ways, my world won’t stop. I’ve learned that every blessing comes in disguise.

I’ve learned to always have hope and that hope is an underestimated thing. To have hope means to be unafraid.

That’s what I am. Fearless. No one can destroy what they can’t control.

Being brutally soft means being honest with yourself. It means accepting your vulnerability and your flaws and being proud of everything that’s good in you.

O objetivo de vida deste tipo de mulher é mostrar a todos que a sua vida é importante e significativa.

Ela quer que eles se lembrem disso sempre que a virem. Ela quer ser um lembrete ambulante para todos os que se esquecem do seu valor.

Love yourself, because you’re important. You’re someone’s everything.

You, a beautiful, untamable and kind woman – you’re someone’s saving grace.

And you don’t even know it. That’s why you should always be yourself. Just in case.