I’m sure you must be receiving a plenty of messages since morning today. Messages celebrating womanhood, the ones that acknowledge the strength and beauty of being a woman. This is the day when the whole world suddenly realizes how important women are, what pain do they bear, what all roles do they play. And most of them tell you to follow your dreams and just keep going.
Just in case you are all jazzed up and are going to spend another one year proving how unstoppable you are, how much you can handle; just pause for a moment. Whatever strength and capability nature has blessed women with, it’s an age-old apparent fact. Nobody needs to prove it. But in today’s already chaotic and hurried world, it’s much more important to slow down and be mindful of what choices you’re making. After all, that’s what defines what you’re heading for.
Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much LIFE she had time for.
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So this Women’s day, set off for a journey towards your Well-being. Almost everything can keep going, even if you slow down and decide not to burnout yourself. In a Health talk at our office last week, we discussed all aspects of women’s health. There I realized again, that up-keeping a healthy lifestyle can keep most of the problems at a bay – hormonal imbalances, fitness issues, diseases, depression, anxiety etc.
In fact, all aspects of women empowerment can be taken care, once women start caring for themselves adequately and standing up for themselves. Whether it’s taking time out for a workout or a quiet time to sort their thoughts; indulging in more fulfilling endeavors or just getting a sound sleep. Giving themselves a priority, is only going to enhance the productivity of not only the women, but entire families and workplaces too.
And if all the men start supporting women in their wellness journey by helping them carve time for it (rather join themselves too and take care of their overall well-being), things can be way better. Empowerment begins from the families first. Just talking about women empowerment at work, won’t help. It will only be another superficial and hypocritical thing. When men start supporting participating in families equally – cooking, raising kids, running households, earning & fulfilling dreams; they will certainly have reasons to spend more time with their families, which includes prioritizing the woman’s career. This will set equal standards and opportunities at workplaces.
So, I urge all the men and women to come up together and set off to their wellness journey for a better world around – filled with more fulfilled, happy and healthy people. Women who care for themselves well enough, can support other women too in their well-being. We need to create an environment, where wellness is not considered a luxury but a basic necessity.
So where are you in this journey? Have you already started off or are still thinking of making the first move? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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