Hello, All, and a special welcome to all you awesome women out there!

March 8 today, and on International Women’s Day, I feel I must salute you all. Every single one of us is special and well worth celebrating.

This is not a post about women’s rights, by the way. It goes without saying that both men and women should enjoy the same freedoms and the same benefits, both in the workplace and as citizens. This post is about the natural role of women in the world, and especially in the family in contrast to men.

I’ll also tell you upfront that in my Christian understanding and according to basic biology, I will be discussing the only two real sexes there are for human beings, which are male and female. Man and woman. If this offends you, please move on. This post is not for you and I’d hate to waste your time.

You know, certain cliches between the sexes are not so much cliches but amazing truths, and we all can see that when we ponder upon our differences with the men in our lives.

Man was made to be the hunter, the getter, the provider of food. That is why Nature endowed men with so much muscle, after all… Nothing in Nature is there without reason. Infinite Intelligence created it. It didn’t just happen by random. And so, it is with men. Things that for us women seem impossible are a piece of cake for our men when some elbow grease or heavylifting are required.

We, women, need to celebrate men for all that. Not to begrudge them or try to antagonise them about it. It is in their nature to be and do all that. Nature doesn’t lie and it doesn’t make mistakes. And it’s certainly not ‘toxic’.

As for us, by nature we are the givers of new life. It is we and only we who are equipped to bring a new human into the world. Everything else is an outright lie of devious individuals and systems that seek to ‘kill, steal and destroy’. It is but a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing lying about ‘unity’, ‘acceptance’ and inclusion.’

Back to the raw, biological truth: Women have the exclusive ability to create new life and therefore they have the responsibility to protect and nurture it. Every woman is called upon to honor what Divine Creation has equipped her with. It has to be her top priority, in the face of any given dilemma.

We are built to reach our limits, and even go beyond them as we protect and nurture the lives of those we are responsible for. That is why we have all been created super strong inside. It is not a role for the weak. Down to the last one, we women have the immense capacity to multitask, to endure emotionally, and to keep on going, no matter how tough it gets. And, as we do all that, we are powered by love alone.

Those of us who raise children and have a day job, are often found awake and busy till late at night, long after the husband and the kids have gone to bed. Oftentimes, gone 11 pm, we find ourselves doing the dishes or making to-do lists, or taking advantage of the quiet in the house to do something for ourselves. Be it to type something important on the computer, chat with a friend, catch up with a hobby that gives us joy, or just to read a book.

And even when we go to bed, our brain will refuse to let go of our troubles and to quieten for a good while. It’ll pick this time to give us new things to remember to do the next day, and we’ll fall asleep willing ourselves not to forget them overnight.

Have you ever heard of a man doing any of that? No. You couldn’t have. Because they don’t. Men perform their duties in the day, and at night, after dinner, they go to bed and sleep like babies. But our minds are never carefree. Not really.

Men are just as able and intelligent as we are, but the tasks they perform for the family are mainly related to their physical strength and their endurance, let’s face it. They may help with the house chores and the kids, but we women are the managers of our homes and our families. It is our job to remember every little detail and to take care of the house and our loved ones, to the last trivial thing. And, of course, to feed, to show up, to selflessly give, even when we get discouraged. To always forgive, even when we get hurt, and to go beyond our physical limits. And, somehow, we always find the strength. Because we love. Because we care.

This is what a woman is and what a woman does. And this is why we get to have a special day in the year to celebrate us. So we can ponder upon who we are and what we’re here for. So we can remember to give ourselves a pat on the back. To look at ourselves in the mirror, if only just one day in the year, and say: ‘You’re kicking ass, girl! I love ya!’

So, you awesome girl, you awesome lady, I am sending you blessings and sisterly love today across the ether. This dark world often tries to pit us against each other, but we shouldn’t let that happen. We must resist. We must strive, more than ever before, to stay united as sisters.

Some of us have got things backwards, it seems, but there’s still hope, that we will all soon return to our natural state, having acquired a solid understanding of our natural role in the world and our natural, wholesome relation to men.

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