As women embrace the fullness of who they are as
individuals, they may find themselves supporting other women, helping others to
reach the level of inner comfort and outer freedom that they themselves have
found.
Among those who are less sure of themselves and their place in the
world, it may be more common to criticize other women than to seek their help.
But there are things that a woman can only learn from another woman, as there
are things about being a man that can only be learned from other men.
We all recognize
that we have much to learn from each other regardless of gender, but sometimes
we could use a supportive role model that gives us a more precise example of
what and who we can become.
There was a time where women stood together in a bond of
sisterhood, women supporting women. It is only natural that the pendulum swings
out of balance for a while so that we may have the experience of what we do not
want.
It is up to women to bring the pendulum back into balance and bring back
the sacred sisterhood we yearn for at our core.
If we envision a world where women support each other and
help each other find their place in an ever-changing world, then we can become
the change we want to see.
Jealousy, envy, criticism, and judgement are refuges
for the insecure. As we help others to become self-assured, we create a world
in which all people help each other, regardless of gender.
Only women can make
the change in how women are seen and understood, not just by other women but by
the world at large.
The way we speak about each other to other women and to the
men in our lives informs everyone to treat us with the respect that all women,
and all people, deserve.
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