IWD2019

It's not just about being fearless...
...it's also about being true to one's passion,
being real to one's true love no matter the impediment.

When I start feeling like I'm doing what I do for the sake of keeping myself from being idle is when I know, I'm just spinning my wheel rather than getting anywhere, really. The extreme case is when I feel like I'm merely toeing a routine... just surviving day after day, not really living. And yet, that isn't the worst possible scenario. The worst is when I know I could do more, but my surroundings limit what I'm allowed to render to accomplish the task... just because I'm a woman. And the ultimate worst is when I am prevented from venturing into the 'unknown' because men patronize me, believing I am not strong enough to handle what 'danger' might be up ahead. And when I choose to go ahead anyway, it's mightily annoying when men just watch, and wait for me to crumble and give up rather than working alongside me, treating me as a worthy teammate who can carry a significant weight of the 'load'. What a waste of precious time, energy and emotion to have to prove my worth before these unbelieving men give me the time of day. 

Then again, perhaps, these very same men are not to blame. They might have experienced dealing with women who resort to hysterics, or  worse, break down to pitiful pieces, when things are tough or rough. And so, they stereotype.

Whatever the limitations set by the society on what women can do, it should not stop us from chasing our dreams... because anything that our mind can mold to a vision will always be doable. And if it sets our souls 'on fire', I believe that's God saying, "it can be done... because it is my will".

And so, we persevere, we venture into the 'unknown'... we trust our instinct and ourselves. We jump in, and we hope and pray for the very best!

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Image credit:  The featured photo was taken by one of my sisters during our family's summer escapade this year at the Bogus Basin in Boise, ID.    

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