A Place of Women

How might your life have been different if there had been a place for you?  A place for you to go, a place of women, to help you learn the ways of woman . . . a place where you were nurtured from an ancient flow sustaining you and steadying you as you sought to become yourself.  A place of women to help you find and trust the ancient flow already there within yourself . . .  waiting to be released . . . 

A place of women . . .

How might your life be different?

Circle of  Stones by Judith Duerk

Quite honestly, I do not wish my life were different, but I do wonder how different it might have been had I had positive, supportive, and caring women in my life.  If there had been a circle of women encouraging me and nurturing me as a child, I wonder if I would have still been as fear based as I am. 

If there had been those who celebrated my differences rather than shaming me, would I even look different?  Would I carry my self differently, physically?  Could my mind be more creative and my spirit more kindly? 

I cannot change my past, but thankfully my awareness grew through the diversity of women who did come into my life in later years.  Exposure to women who were excellent role models by being whatever their true nature called them to be, taught me a sense of value and self-worth. 

After bringing three wonderful boys into this world, I was gifted with a daughter.   With intense gratitude, I have been able to acquaint all four of them  with the strengths, gifts, and talents that all people bring into the world.  My boys learned how to recognize and respect diversity in  women while my daughter learned the importance of her own voice to be used with both male and female.

We are intended to be nurtured by those surrounding us.  It pleases me, therefore, to be aware of the diverse characteristics of women currently being displayed and developed in women across the globe.  We are entitled to be our inner self to the fullest which often times is made easier if we have a place of women.