Dear
Daughter,
By now you
may have heard and even faced so many atrocities against women kind. There are
times when you feel as if the whole world is against women. So many improper
things, unkindness and abuses might be happening to the fellow women around
you. And there might have been a moment when you have thought that it would
have been better if you were not born as a woman.
Do you know
Oprah Winfrey? I hope you do. She was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to
a teenage single mother. She was molested during her childhood and early teens
and became pregnant at 14; her son died in infancy. Betrayed by family and not
mothered well by her own mom, she struggled all through her childhood. And from
there to earn the titles like "arguably the world's most powerful woman”,
"arguably the most influential woman in the world" and "one of
the 100 people who most influenced the 20th Century", it couldn't have
been an easy journey for her, especially been a African-American woman in
1960s.
Yet she
strived.
There is
something unexplored about every woman that only a woman can explore. There’s a
hidden strength in you that will help you jump hurdles and walk miles alone.
Being a woman means being strong, because you’ll find that your womanhood will
need that strength, and when you let it, sometimes that strength will even find
you. And it is the recognition of some of your weaknesses and the struggles you
might have to endure while travelling through this not so perfect world.
So dear
child ...
Embrace
yourself. Embrace your womanhood. Be proud of yourself and strive to be a
better human being every day.
So remember always,
A woman is a woman is a woman. She can
never be anything else but a woman.
From,
Me.
There’s a hidden strength in you that will help you jump hurdles and walk miles alone.
ReplyDeletethat was beautifullyput, SSJ. :-) Wishing you a fabulous April ahead.
This is a great start Sheethal. It'strue that we need to embrace ourselves to bring out the best in us.
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Every woman has her own strength and uniqueness. As u say we must embrace ourselves and strive to.lead a good life.
ReplyDeleteWe are our own strength, aren't we? I know that women have this skein of resilience that I've found admirable. Hope we survive and keep going come what may.
ReplyDeleteThat hidden strength lies within all of us and at the appropriate times it surfaces. Here's to all women.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why we even try to be something else!
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It's strange the post I read was a letter to a son! Good advice to give children and others like me who read your blog. Enjoyed this post
ReplyDeleteWow...And we keep harping about equality...we don't need that! Aren't we much more? Here's to all women! Cheers!
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I don't know what I love the most. Let me start by saying that I love love love your theme :)
ReplyDeleteGreat start to A to Z! Here's to womanhood :)
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That's a heartfelt letter. Yes Oprah Winfrey's life has been an inspiration for many women - never to lose hope. Wonderful post Susan.
ReplyDeleteAnd it takes a lot to be a woman! After the harsh times, good ones are just waiting for you with open arms!
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Lovely letter and a great theme. Women do need to be strong to continue to fight for us to be treated as human beings. Can't wait to see what else your letters have in store.
ReplyDeleteyes, there is a hidden strength that comes out whenever the situation asks for it. Women are capable of so many wondrous things, and yet the atrocities on them is neverending. Beautiful post. Glad to read you after a long time.
ReplyDeleteI love being a woman. The only times I've ever fleetingly wished I were a man were on cold winter nights, camping out, a quarter mile from the nearest "comfort station." Oh, to be a man at those times... but no. I'm happy being who and what I am. I hope that both my daughter and my son are happy being who and what they are.
ReplyDeleteI love your words of encouragement. They're wishes to hold close.
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Oprah is very inspiring. I enjoyed reading your post, Sheetal! Sadly, it is always an uphill struggle for women to constantly have to prove themselves. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteOprah is a source of immense inspiration. I do hope your daughter reads these letters whenever she arrives.:)
ReplyDeleteThose are some inspiring words. May the little one draws strength and courage to face it all from these wise words.
ReplyDeleteStrength of a woman is unmeasurable for each time she just rises higher. Great post Sheethal. 😊
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You are right... 'woman means strength' no matter how, when or where that's seen, but there is hidden strength in her for sure. Nicely written letter for a daughter. Best wishes
ReplyDeleteBeautiful letter to your daughter.Oprah is my inspiration too.We are each doing a lot .Great way to teach your daughter
ReplyDeleteEmbrace your womanhood. Yea! Always!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful :)
ReplyDelete& the way you have mentioned Oprah Winfrey.. Beautiful :)
What a lovely, heartfelt and honest letter. I loved the content, I loved the theme and I loved the emotion behind it. We women really do harbor so much strength inside us, overcoming every difficulty that life throws our way, jumping loops and hurdles!
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Regards to you and your daughter,
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