What does it mean to be a woman today?
How can women express themselves wholly and completely? Here are 5 ways to live more consciously as a woman:
1. Be Love

* Love self

A woman knows how to be love. She knows that to love others, she has to first love herself unconditionally. This love radiates through her. It makes her beautiful and special. And she knows this – That love makes her so beautiful and not shape, size or color.

* Love all

A woman loves unconditionally. She accepts everyone the way they are and the way they are not. She holds family together and makes way for friends to become a part of family. She builds relationships and mends broken ones.

2. Be Wise

A woman is wise. She is able to see behind the masks we wear. She cuts through our anger, silence, ignorance and happy act. She sees through us, right into our hearts where we hide worries, frustrations, hurt and anger. A woman can play multiple roles. She can be a friend, a guide, a partner, a mother. She can sense which role to play and effortlessly switches to that role.

3. Be Strong

A woman might have leaky eyes but she is strong as rock. In times of need, she is the voice of reason. She maintains her composure, keeps her emotions in check. She takes hold of situation and starts getting things done.

4. Be Success

A woman recognizes and respects unlimited choices she has. She knows she can be whoever she wishes to be personally and professionally. She manages her work as effectively as she manages her home. She dreams high, takes charge of her life, directs her energy toward her dreams and attains them.

5. Be Responsible

A woman knows with choice comes responsibility. She takes responsibility for all her actions and choices. She also takes responsibility for her family, friends and work. She knows how to be independent – take care of herself, manage finances and life. She knows how to be interdependent – involving family and friends.

A woman is a balance of all. She is independent and interdependent. She is soft yet so strong. She is emotional and yet practical. She is selfless and yet so much in love with self.

Dedicated to Mom for being the woman she is. This article is a reflection of her.
Inspired by Steve Pavlina’s How to Be a Man.
Photo Courtesy of TheAlieness GiselaGiardino