What is Woman?

What is woman?

Breasts?

Giver of life?

Tactile example of sanctuary, room to grow?

Carnivore?

Chaser of seed?

Competitor in the race to create life?

My favourite answer of the moment is: potent creative energy. Creative midwife. We house the idea, we feed it, we let it live in our bodies, we share our blood and breath. We endure painful labour to bring it into being. We let ourselves be changed in service of this.

Some of us choose to be literal mothers; but we all are walking around with this energy burning inside of us. We are carried forward by this potential to create, to nurture, to give rise to something new. What I'm interested in is, how do we hold this power? How does its current flow? Are we aware of its ferocity, of the depth of its tenderness? It is there for the taking, for use in our endeavours, our growth, our vibrancy.... what are we giving birth to in word and deed? How do we harness this power? And once we figure that out, what do we invest it in?

I am writing today inspired by two of my dearest soul sisters. They live in different countries, they don't know each other, but they are part of the same tribe... we are building something here. It is no coincidence that a few weeks ago you both started blogs, you both opened your questions and discoveries to the world. So, in the spirit of the harnessing, the interplay of outer alignment and inner power, with purity, with strength and fearlessness in the spirit of YOU, I open my thoughts too.

Namaste