We women are often accused of being all feminists or women’s libbers, just because we have clearly professed ourselves to our femininity in recent years. Yes, we live being a woman more consciously than before, and we are just about dealing with and healing the female collective injuries of the last thousand years. But alsoContinue reading WHY FEMININITY AND FEMINISM ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
She is a (small) rebellion and this is a good thing. I am talking about the British woman Sophie Slater. She started to study History at Manchester, and became dedicated to women’s rights. One day she had had enough of the way the fashion business treated women. She thought: can fashion be feminist? Are women’sContinue reading SOPHIE SLATER. WHEN YOUNG WOMEN CHANGE THE WORLD
Astrid Leila Bust says that the three Cs – church, cooking, children (which were part of every woman’s identity for many years) – have now been replaced by three new Cs: career, combat and no compromise. Of course, this statement does not apply to every woman but at least, it makes us think. Consciously orContinue reading THE THREE Cs – OR: WHERE WE WOMEN HAVE LOST OUR FEMININITY
Some women literally feel powerless, without any own power. It is because they have never learnt to stand up for their own needs. Therefore, they are incapable of granting themselves permission for their own actions and decisions. Whereas the first female chakra has to do with grounding and balancing, but also with imprints from the clan,Continue reading WHAT HAS EMPOWERMENT GOT TO DO WITH THE 3rd FEMALE CHAKRA
I remember the time in my life when I used to hold women’s evenings in my home. I was a single mother then, and I loved to dive into the energy of this group of women. I was not aware that we women should always look for the presence of other women to joyfully andContinue reading TAKE TIME FOR YOUR FEMININITY. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH WOMEN
Scientists have noticed that the female body reduces stress more quickly and efficiently than the male one. The women in the study produced less cortisol (stress hormones) and less adrenaline than the men undergoing the same test. Also heart frequency and blood pressure rose less strongly in comparison. Nature has ordained that the male bodyContinue reading STRESS MANAGEMENT: MEN ARE DIFFERENT, WE WOMEN TOO
America has had a ‘Green Goddess’ for some time. Her name is Alice Waters and she was one of the first pioneer women in the area of sustainability. Alice is an organic trailblazer from Berkeley, near San Francisco. In the seventies she opened the students’ café Chez Panisse. Today the restaurant, which is known farContinue reading ALICE WATERS. WHEN WOMEN CHANGE THE WORLD
Many women are very sensitive, and when dealing with men they feel what is good for themselves or not. But nevertheless, they sometimes act against their own feelings, or cannot resist the temptation to take a risk. Maybe because they are curious, careless, adventurous, protesting, or they have simply learnt to be nice and submitContinue reading STRUCK WITH BLINDNESS
For ten years my parents tried to make me eat what normal people eat. They eventually succeeded. In the first ten years of my life I refused meat and dairy products. And I still do not like onions, garlic and leeks. And there is more… I remember very well when I slowly started to eatContinue reading WHY I BECAME A VEGETARIAN
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the best, the fairest, the most successful, the most desirable or the cleverest of them all?” How often does this unspoken question appear on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and on other social media platforms! Essentially, comparing oneself with others is a positive thing. After all, it can help usContinue reading WHY ENVYING OTHER WOMEN WILL GET YOU NOWHERE
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