08/03/2022
The power of women.
Today we celebrate women across all continents, countries and we stand united in honouring the beauty, strength and capabilities of women who came before us, who live today and the next generations to come.
As a woman myself I find myself sometimes in a tricky position how to express myself in a world where masculinity (achievements, doing, hard work, money and power) is celebrated and femininity (being, nurturing, vulnerability, softness and kindness) being a secondary strength.
How to stay authentic, soft and feminine yet strong, motivated and hard working at the same time?
How to stay safe physically, emotionally and mentally in a world where women are more exploited and vulnerable?
How to be a good friend, daughter, mother and loving partner all at once without losing our own needs?
How to stay beautiful, healthy and love my body when we live in a culture where skinny and 20 year old look is the acceptable standard for ALL women of all ages and body shapes?
How to be a “strong” women according to society’s rules?
I wish I had all the answers to that. But I don’t. All I know is how to be grateful for being a woman with all the advantages and stereotypes that come with living our most authentic selves.
So today I don’t need flowers, and I don’t need empty words.
We need appreciation, understanding and respect for being women and being sometimes emotional, “crazy” and OTT.
Allow us to be safe wherever we go, so we don’t need to carry protection or look behind our back.
Allow us to just be and not constantly compete with another and with men at the same time.
Allow us to love our bodies and accept we will barely ever all look like Victoria secret angel models and that’s okey.
Allow us to be erratic and emotional when we feel like it.
Just allow us to celebrate our feminine soft and vulnerable side.
I love all my sisters and I love all the women who got us here. I also love all the women who are coming after us. Who will know better and know their worth no matter what society tells us.
Happy women’s day EVERYDAY! 👯♀️🌺