I AM WOMAN!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down." Prov. 14:1
Some I am sure have never had it together even as children because their parents didn't have it together, but there is such thing as personal responsibility. I mean look in the mirror and listen to yourself and when someone is trying to speak and calm you down, get a life, okay!!?? Sorry, but I am woman and I care, and I want women everywhere to care.
I am married, I work, have a ministry, children, then children from other parents, a mother who needs me, friends who call and want my time, yet I still evaluate and take note when I am not nourishing my own life. To be warm, compassionate, tender and gracious there has to be action and an awareness on my part. I love being a woman and I make time to pamper myself, this week I have scheculed appointments to get a manicure, to have my hair done, to have quiet time, fun time and to maintain balance in my life.
In order to be able to give selflessly, to nurture others, to give without seeking acknowledgement, I have to keep things in perspective, spending time with my creator and nourishing myself, mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. Taking time to live, to love, to laugh and to play.
I think as women we can get into the rut of doing what has to be done, in work or whatever pressures we are enduring and we forget to play, to have fun. I am sure men too can get too busy. Life places demands on our lives, technology has sped things up, more is going on than every before and we can become inundated with tasks and responsibilities.
I have certain things that can get me to the point I am overwhelmed, but I have always been one to stop and look at my current situation, evaluate and make changes, I am striving to be better, to do better and to become who God intended me to be.
I want to be a Proverbs 31 woman...and with proper balance I can be!
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
I hope you all have a happy fun filled weekend. Hugs to all of you!!
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 9:45 PM
10 Comments:
After many years of home syling (my choice to save money) I spent 45.00 on a new haircut; I signed up for aerobics/fitness class unlimited with a personal trainer...gave myself a facial, manicure and pedicure. I am a care-giver to the elderly....I worked 50 hours this week, 33 of them spent with a 71 year old lady suffering from early stages of dementia....who inspires me in so many areas of my life...in the quiet of these night visits, God spoke to me....I am working deligently on a post about it...until then, tell me what you think of "Godly Women"...an old post I brought to the fore-front....thank you for caring enough to make a difference Blessings upon your week..
Donna
Yes, self-care is so important, and also to live in balance. Ultimately, we have greater impact when we know to live, laugh, love, and rest.
You are so right Dana, we can become so emmersed in being everything to everyone that we forget to take care of ourselves.
Thanks for the reminder.
Blessings
Leann
That was an excellent post Dana! We all tend to get caught up, even for a moment and forget what's most important.. us. Our nurishment, our balance, our well being.
Stopping long enough to pay attention to God, yourself, your surroundings, the moment....nothing beats it for keeping you sane and healthy body, mind and spirit. good post.
I like that passage very much and aspire to BE that woman.
"to give without seeking acknowledgement"
This seems to be something that is rarely done. OK I guess when it IS done, we don't all know about it. THere are plenty of people I know who quietly give of themselves and never want recognition for it. As you said, keeping balance in your life will allow you to be this way.
And there are TONS of people I see who go work for 20 minutes at the food bank and shout it from the rooftops for 3 weeks. There's such a disconnect there. It's sad.
Thank you for sharing this post. It's moved me. Several months ago, I wondered how I could possibly take a true Sabbath, a day where I was quiet and spent time with the Lord and did things that didn't involve being stressed or my job.
So today I am spending time reading, and spending time planting flowers with some friends at our church, and some light housecleaning before Bible Study at my house tomorrow. It seemed so selfish to me before, but now I see the wisdom in it. Most of the day my entire focus being on God.
How awesome is that?
(um.... that wasn't tooting my own horn, btw. I was saying AWESOME for me to be able to ...... blah blah blah)
A very important message Dana. You have to have some petrol in your own tank before you can fuel up somebody else.
Fay has just gone for a yoga session with the couple we're staying with in Wichita. I'm about to go for a bike ride. Just finished reading Titus this morning, exhorting us to GOOD WORKS.
I'll mention your post on my site if that's OK.
And I'm trying to think what to do with Fay when she has her 60th birthday! Something special. We will be somewhere in California or Oregon by my reckoning.
Byhisgracealone,
I will go visit your site and ck out this post, I think as women we need to take better care of ourselves and to strive to be all that God intended for us to be.
bonita,
Oh yes, you are so right and as you mentioned the word impact it reminded me we should be thermostats not thermometers, a thermometer warms up to the temperature of the room, but the thermostat sets the temperature.
Leann,
I have seen so many women in the blogworld and in person who are existing, they are letting life happen to them. We create environments that snuff the life out of us, we must do something about it and start with caring about ourselves too. It's okay to be fit, to be happy, to do something for yourself sometime.
Msthang
Good to see you again, I visited your blog and you are not posting alot, are you in transition? Are you still in Italy or moving home?
Jada,
Amen to that comment, we have to do it on purpose.
Jayleigh,
It is not easy to give without seeking acknowledgement sometimes. But we have to examine the motives of our heart and are we doing what we are doing for the right reasons and if we are not, it is time to make some changes.
Keasty,
Hope you pick out something wonderful to do for your wife and I am going to go read your site now
Self-care is very important, especially for a woman. To be able to nurture everyone else, she has to be in top form!
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