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IT’S A
WOMAN’S
WORLD
“This is a Man’s World…this is a man’s world, but it wouldn’t be nothing
without a woman or a girl”.
James Brown had it right from the start! The birthing and raising children, caring for others
world would be nothing and even non-existent and furthering our education. How amazing is
and impossible to exist without us women, the strength of a woman to have the ability to
therefore: it’s a woman’s world, right? Let’s think be what is needed, when it is needed, multiple
about the mere versatility of a woman. How times at multiple moments when it is needed.
we transition with ease through the multitude This takes determination, resiliency, critical
of roles we play throughout the day. We are thinking, multitasking, creativity, negotiating
mothers to our children; worker’s (whether for skills, foresight, insight, self-awareness, faith
ourselves or a business); leaders among family/ and grace. These are all characteristics that are
friends/coworkers; chauffeurs; a sister/aunt/ traditionally assigned to men who are in or who
grandmother; a wife; a nurse; a financial advisor seek to be in positions of power such as CEO’s,
in our homes; a caregiver for our parents and politicians, corporate managers, contractors
children; a chef; a housekeeper; a mediator; a and farmers. But these characteristics are no
nurturer; and a lover most of the time…and all respecter of gender and are also what is needed,
in the same day! We do it without complaint in order to equip a woman to run the world. …so
and society never really gave us a choice why not begin to recognize and equip women for
did it? In the 21st century, we do it all while the release of the innate greatness that is within
maintaining full time jobs, running businesses, them? Remember how phenomenal you are.
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