What is a G-R-R-R-L?

Written collaboratively by the grrrls of ALAG:

Everybody always asks me “What IS a G-R-R-R-L?” … Well…

A GRRRL is herself all the time
She is honest
She is a warrior
She is a GODDESS!
A GRRRL is nice…
but tough when she needs to be.
She takes massive risks to better herself.
She is not afraid to do what she likes.
A GRRRL will always stand up for another GRRRL.

A GRRRL admits her wrongs…
so she can begin to make them right.
A GRRRL is strong…
but not ashamed of her moments of weakness.
A GRRRL is ready to take on the universe…
and even greater…
the doubts she has in herself.
A GRRRL speaks her truths defiantly…
sheds her tears freely…
and shares her joys without holding back.

A GRRRL is a burning fire in the middle of the ocean…
that refuses to be put out.
A GRRRL is easy to spot in a crowd…
because she is either at the head of it…
or going the opposite way.
A GRRRL dances in the rain…
barefoot and hoodless with no regard to proper restraint
A GRRRL looks straight into her own eyes in the mirror and loves what she sees.
A GRRRL is a sculptor of words
a foundation of support
a mender of broken things.

A GRRRL is not afraid of how brightly she shines.
A GRRRL saves the whole world every day.
A GRRRL is NOT a man’s fantasy.
A GRRRL trusts herself first.
A GRRRL is on a journey…
She stops every now and then
to plant the seeds of growth.
Grrrls love each other
regardless of everything.

A GRRRL is a powerful woman…
a gentle mother
a passionate partner
and a brave friend.
A GRRRL takes all the hatred in the world
and smiles as she buries it with all of her truths.
A GRRRL looks at life and decides to love instead of hate.

A GRRRL is… Haviland, Kamilah, Dylan, Jenna, Jen, Hannah, Silvergrrrl, Tess, Y, Izzy, Daniela, Asabi, Chelsey… Our sisters, our mothers, our aunts, our grandmothers and every other empowered woman you know.