I know this blog is really meant to be my 'China Adventure', but if you know me, then you know that I get on 'band wagons' sometimes and have to verbalise what I am feeling passionate about.
In my world around me today, I see too many woman trying to make it as men. I'm not saying that women in power suits are bad, but hear me out...
I am a woman. I was created in the female gender, and with that gender came a whole lot of baggage. Not the bad kind of baggage, but just like when you buy a clock it has all the workings inside that make it go, people have things that make them go. What is inside a woman and what is inside a man are two different clock layouts. We both go, and appear to go quite similarly, but on the inside we look different.
Because I am a woman, I get emotional. (I can hear people saying...'duh'!) Because I am a woman, I am prone to extremities. One minute I can be giggling over the funny thing the radio presenter said, and the next I'll be almost crying because I saw a squashed cat on the road. (Seriously, run over animals make me very upset.)
Too often I see woman trying to 'overcome' their emotions. I'm not advocating turning up to work in an emotional mess, but what I am saying is that because of the way woman were made, they have an amazing capasity to love...and love is an emotion.
There is no point taking on male characterisitcs to get to the top of your chosen field or be a successful leader. Maybe it will get you there...but is it worth loosing who you were made to be in the process? I was created a woman, and in that lies my strength. Not to seduce or decieve through twisting others emotions, but by knowing who I am and how I am made...and using these things to build up those around me.
I wish society would stop telling women that success is something gained with a big pay cheque. I wish there was real value seen in simply being a women, not a women trying to be a man. I am a woman, I am feminine and I have emotions. The sooner I can figure out what that means, the sooner I can walk the path I was created to walk.
(Please note that I am really only starting to form my ideas around this subject. Its something my Father has really been speaking to me about...why he created me, why I feel things so strongly and why I desire to love and to be loved. Your comments and crtiques are welcome, I did write this at 1am in the morning ;))
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As this is not a discussion on what love is I won't go into great detail defining love...but of course I believe that Love is more than just an emotion. But I wanted to say that because of the capacity love, I sometimes feel that woman have a greater capasity to understand what other people are going through and walk alongside them in this.
And men...I honour you as well! I would hate to start sounding like a crazy 'woman are better than men' person. I also wish more men would pick up their mandate as leaders and protectors. TO those who do (and Dru, Willz, Sam - you guys do) I honour you!
Right on! Barefoot and in the Kitchen that's how I like a woman :)
I'm the one with the Basketball...not the 40 yr old!
Right on! Barefoot and in the Kitchen that's how I like a woman :)
I'm the one with the Basketball...not the 40 yr old!
Haha! Funny thing is I never mentioned anything like that :P But I do like to be a little domesticated :)
Caleb I couldnt see how old that person was!! I didnt want to be rude assume you were the wrong person :)
Yeah, I totally agree. I think that people should be respected for exactly who they are whether dometesticated, emotional etc or not. That's for guys and girls.
My mum didn't want to be known as a "housewife" when she took time off work to bring my brother and I up. I thought that was stupid. She should have more respect for that because she had the added difficulty of getting back into the workforce and having less income.
---Kathryn---
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