I have been thinking...

Today is international women's day. A day to celebrate women but as I stated above, do we? I mean in theory we like to thank our mothers, sisters, aunties, and cousins for just being them but do we do anything meaningful or tangible to make things better for them? do we incite change? 

I have been thinking a lot about how I feel recently and the pressures to fit into this box of what is acceptable. Weight, looks, ability, mothering... all of it has a social metric that the societal "we" set to ascribe to. I talk to many of my mom's friends and we all feel the same. Stressed, pressured, discouraged, and in some cases hyper-fixated on changing ourselves to fit this imposed norm. But what if we stop. What if we concentrate not on fitting this mold, but on fitting ourselves. What if we concentrate and change the narrative to teach those that come after us to just be, to love, and to love themselves? What if we focus on celebrating other women rather than comparisons to keep up with the Joneses. 

What if, we accept ourselves, and accept our bodies as part of the amazing journey we have been on and continue to move and work with them to be stronger. What if we say to anyone who tells us we need to be x,y, or z to go and kick rocks because I am the arbiter of my time, energy, and love and will do whatever I please? What if, we love our lives as much as our counterparts while taking time to appreciate and respect our bodies. 

What if we shed this bullshit and became free of the constraints. What if. 

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