Beautiful reflection to work with our women, with the circles, with the meetings. Teaching and learning to take our spaces, to share with each other, to fill ourselves with feminine strength.
A woman was sitting on a sofa, drinking iced tea with her mother. As they talked about life, marriage, responsibilities and the obligations of adulthood, the mother rattled the ice cubes in her glass and then stared at her daughter. 'Never forget your girlfriends' she warned her, swirling the tea leaves from the bottom of her glass. 'S_they will become more and more important as time goes on._ Whether you love your husband very much, or love the children you have very much, you will need them. Remember to always go out with them, do things. Remember that when I talk about your friends I mean ALL women .... your sisters, your friends, your daughters, and all the other women who are attached to you. You will need them. We women always need each other.
She listened to her mother. She kept in touch with her friends and had more and more as the years went by. As the years passed, one after another, she gradually understood what her mother had told her. Although time and nature change in a woman's life, true friends always remain.
After my 40 years of living in this world, that is what I have learned: Time passes. Life passes. Distances separate. Children grow up. Jobs come and go. Passion wanes. Men don't always do what they're supposed to do. Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors received. Careers or professions come to an end. BUT ... Tyour girlfriends are always there, regardless of the time and all the miles between you. A friend is never too far away to reach when you need her. When you have to walk through a lonely valley and have to do it by yourself, the women in your life will be there, encouraging you, praying for you, pushing you, stepping in for you and waiting for you with open arms at the end of the road. Sometimes, they'll even break the rules and walk beside you ... Or they will come and carry you on their shoulders. Girlfriends, daughters, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, sisters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law, aunts, cousins, nieces: they are a blessing in life! Every day, we continue to need each other. Pass this message on to all the women who contribute to making your life more meaningful.