A friend sent me a link to a video of Madonna’s acceptance speech for the Woman of the Year, in the Billboard Women in Music Awards 2016. In life she says, there is no real safety, except self belief. Coupled to this is an understanding that she is not the owner of any of her talents, she is not the owner of anything for everything she has, is a gift from God. And that the f’d up things that happen to her, are also gifts, to teach her lessons and make her stronger. I liked that. A lot. Because I have come to a realisation, belief and total acceptance of my own gifts and their formation and use is also a gift from My God, purposed by Him. She is vulnerable, nearly breaks downs as she speaks, about how hard it has been to be her. To be Madonna. Controversial. A daring woman, a bad feminist. She is thankful for the resistance of the doubters, the naysayers, everyone who gave her hell – everyone who said she could not, that she ...
A pundit is an expert, a learned person,a source of opinion, a critic. Sometimes the word can be used in a negative sense to classify someone who has definite opinions, but does not have the expertise to back them up. Punditic - the adjective. Pundi - the unknown factor in myspeak. I am not yet punditic - it is a purpose, a goal, and each step is purposeful in itself, and meanwhile I freely offer my thoughts and opinions! Feedback and comments welcomed.