From the editor.When I ask myself what it means to be a woman in this modern society, the first thing that comes to mind is the familiar song that starts "I can bring home the bacon ... fry it up in a pan" and continues on to list a vast assortment of personas and duties that the woman singing pulls off effortlessly. She's a superwoman su·per·wom·an n. 1. A woman who performs all the duties typically associated with several different full-time roles, such as wage earner, graduate student, mother, and wife. 2. A woman with more than human powers. ! The song seems silly, but at the same time I realize that I expect all those things from myself and even more. When fatigue, illness, or emotion slows me down, I feel frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: with myself. Why can't I do it all? Perhaps doing it all is not the answer. If the Chinese sages had it right, there's something about womanhood wom·an·hood n. 1. The state or time of being a woman. 2. The composite of qualities thought to be appropriate to or representative of women. 3. and its yin energy that embraces inwardness in·ward·ness n. 1. Intimacy; familiarity. 2. Preoccupation with one's own thoughts or feelings; introspection. 3. The intrinsic or indispensable properties of something; essence. Noun 1. , acceptance, inner strength, compassion, joy. As a general rule, those attributes are not celebrated in this modern age of flying at light speed down the information highway. But when I asked women-in-the-know to write articles from their hearts about the type of healing unique to women, I could feel those blessings come through their words. In our Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. issue, you'll discover joy in companionship companionship the faculty possessed by most truly domesticated animals. They are social creatures and have a great need for the companionship of other animals. Animals in groups are quieter and more productive as a rule. and caring between women, respect for the traditions of womanhood, and general celebration of ourselves and our processes of life. The thread that connects all of their articles is the strong statement, "Be quiet ... slow down. Enjoy your life to the fullest!" In our modern world, this lesson from the hearts of women is one that benefits all of us ... women and men alike. |
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