Normally I
miss the whole shebang that is IWD – it flies past me and the first I hear of
it is on the 6pm news, but not this year. Whilst I’m not doing anything special
to mark the occasion, I am going to take some time throughout the day to think
about the wonderful women in my life, both past and present.
Now it may
come as a surprise to some (HA-HA not likely) but I am from a family of
strong-willed, stubborn women. My great-grandmother raised a daughter on her
own during the depression showing incredible tenacity for the times. My grandma
worked her way up the Millinery ladder until she was earning more money than my
grandad when they wed in the 1950s and my mum’s adventurous spirit led her to
explore the world with a backpack in the 70s.
I am proud to
have the same blood as these women and although they led or are leading what
many would consider to be ordinary lives, they are perfect examples of strong,
beautiful women. Women who were moulded by their environments, took risks,
worked hard and who kept their heads held high.
They all
deserve to be celebrated today.
So do the
other women in my life – my tempestuous sister, my gorgeous and supportive
friends, the ‘surrogate mums’ who’ve watched me grow up, work colleagues,
acquaintances - they are all great women and many of them I love more than
words could ever express and you are all amazing.
I feel that as
women, we spend so much time comparing ourselves to others and not feeling like
we’re good enough, we forget to listen to our friends and family and we forget
to say to each other ‘you know what – you’re great'.
Let’s say that
today. Let’s use today to champion the women in our lives and to make a promise to each other to always support and help each other and to fight for what we deserve.
We are all different. We might not all be mothers or business owners or politicians or hairdressers.
Many of us are judged more often on our bodies than our character and we
certainly don’t all want the same thing. But we’re women and we deserve the best of this world and I don't feel that we should sit idly waiting for things to fall into our laps. We need to work for it. We must continue to push for equality and changes that improve the lives of all people - women and men, children, black, white, heterosexual, gay.
We should not settle for anything less.
So get up and celebrate women today, because i'm sure you've got a few ladies in your life that deserve ot be told just how darn amazing they are!
Happy Friday and here's to some of the amazing women in my life - xoxo Kirst
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