Woman… a moment for you to define exactly what this word means to you. One thing about being a woman is that you are innately expected to wear many hats in your lifetime. Call it what it you may but that is the reality.

Right from childhood when you could pin one and one together, you knew what was expected of you was always different from that of the men folk. It is the way you sit to the way you eat; the dress you wore to the last meeting, to the very empty third finger on your left hand, and at what age again? It is like being fired at from all corners and you are without amour.

Well, it’s not so bad wearing many hats. I mean, it is fortunate that as women, we are blessed to do this graciously, well most of the time.

We take on different roles: sister, mother, friend, professional…the list is endless. We know when we need to be assertive in our environments and when to sit out the fight. We know exactly when it is better to buy that killer heel rather than the yummy creamy cake that will make it all better. Or when we need to offer just a hug, be there and be quiet or attending that party is it. Read the rest of this entry →