Women then and Women today, were and are told to be competitive. Clearly that style of leadership, that strategy to break the glass ceiling is not working, so why not try something different. Ignore and forget the glass ceiling – Open the doors!
Open the door, so you can see the woman next door.
Open the door, so you can tell her “she can and you will help her”
Open the door, so you can break the stereotype of “jealousy thy name is woman”
Open the door, so you can stop gossiping and start talking
Open the door, so you can bring her in, and not hold her out
Open the door, so the sounds are loud and clear
Open the door, so there are no secrets
Open the door, so the sharing can begin.
Open the door, because there is power in a pack
Open the door, because together is a beautiful place to be
Open the door, so you can walk WITH her.
Supporting each other is the only way to move forward.
This painting is borrowed from the Internet.
In the painting we see the women carrying the same pot (their burden) uniquely and yet it looks like they are carrying the burden for each other… .
This is True Empowerment – Just letting each one do their thing and yet find a way to be together and move forward.
We all go through moments of feeling “taken for granted” and that is when we want to shut doors. I am guilty of the same too… Not too long ago, I wanted to shut every open door, I thought it was the only way to protect myself… then a new job, a new role, a new co-worker who wrote to me “my door is always open” reminded me that almost always in life, we need to ignore the noise and look beyond our own selves. And so I did. Slowly, and cautiously the doors are opening again and I am in a much happier place.
This blog is a sacred space for me. It is my meditation, it is my sanity check and through this, I promise to keep the doors open. I promise to do my part to build the women in my life. I promise my blog to keep it alive and thriving.
Through this blog, I promise to keep it real.
Happy Women’s Day to ALL of you Amazing Women!