International Women's Day
Today I am thinking about what it has meant to be female--child, girl, woman, wife and mother, grandmother--over the length of my life so far. Where did I learn what it means to be a woman? Where did my programming come from? What do I believe now? So many issues, so many opinions and beliefs...! What is in my head, what in my heart, what does my body make of its femaleness? How do I relate to other women? How should I, ideally? I have spent well over 50 years now, exploring these matters. The... Sign in to see full entry.