Folks of Feministe, thanks so much for a marvelous two weeks in your realm! I really enjoyed the discussion and the warm welcome I received here. Before I go, I got a message today that I felt compelled to share in light of my experience here.
I subscribe to DailyOm and love their daily inspirational messages. I think they can work for any faith and provide food for thought when addressing issues of daily living.
Today’s thought was titled “Woman,” here’s an excerpt:
When one woman honors who she is, all women collectively move closer to becoming what they are capable of being. There are many ways and myriad reasons for women to honor and embrace all that they are. And when any individual woman chooses to do so, all women collectively move closer to becoming what they are truly capable of being. By honoring her experience and being willing to share it with others—both male and female—she teaches as she learns. When she can trust herself and her inner voice, she teaches those around her to trust her as well. Clasping hands with family members and friends, coworkers and strangers in a shared walk through the journey of life, she allows all to see the self-respect she possesses and accepts their respect, too, that is offered through look, word, and deed.
I wanted to share because I think it speaks to the power of our own individual and collective voices. We can only grow and learn from each other when we are honor our authentic selves and open those spaces up. For me, it’s been a scary, yet freeing, thing to write fairly publicly but I thank Jill and the good people at Feministe for giving me the opportunity. Thank you for the conversation and food for thought, I have learned much in a short two weeks and it was more than I hoped for! I hope we can keep supporting each other on this site, and in the overal blogosphere despite conflicting opinions, and that we will keep our eyes, ears and hearts open to the varied experiences of our sisters. I’m learning there’s strength in both listening and sharing.
Cheers, goddesses!
xoxo