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By Shalinee Bharadwaj
Born ‘A Woman’
Even as many among us struggle to free the manacles of a bonded personality, in the past century, women across the world have emerged a stronger force both physically and mentally. It’s not uncommon to hear women enduring pinnacles of stress in their lives and yet outperforming in their careers or at home. We all have a reason to celebrate our birth as a ‘Woman’-soft and gentle and yet capable of unimaginable fortitude. woman today brings to you some tips on how to spice up your special day. To start with, donate hugs and keep connected!
On a serious note: Try and make a difference in the life of at least one woman in need. It could be your maid who toils for your family, so that she can provide for her own, whom she has left behind. Give her a paid leave or a surprise gift. Take time out to gather extras-clothes, shoes, blankets and donate them to a charity organisation. Our cast-offs could meet their necessities. If in the rush of life you have lost touch with your older relatives, make time to visit them. Read to your grandma, spend time with her and together go on the trip down her memory lane. She’s always there when you need her; she cares for you, trusts you, and labours for you. Your mother! Make this day a special one for her. Speak out that you love her! Take a day out in volunteering for a social cause. Contact the relevant organisations in your city. Each and every hand counts!
On the wackier side: Try doing one thing that you had always wanted to do but stepped back because you’re a woman. Do things that you don’t do as a routine-give your kids a break from scolding, don’t indulge in road rage, avoid backbiting, praise another woman, give your husband a chance to defend himself, shake hands with your mom-in-law! Go on a day trip with your girlfriends. Explore the unusual – desert safari, cruising, wheeling on a Harley or driving a Maserati! Oh come on, rent them up gals! Cry your heart out while watching that movie which your husband thought was too melodramatic and silly!
Rediscover the woman in you: Dress up your best. Pamper yourself in a spa, get a cool hairdo and amaze yourself in the mirror! Reinvent boredom, rejuvenate your hobby-you painted once, you used to sing, you wrote well, you played guitar-remove the past tense; enrol into a hobby class, bet you are going to love it. Fire up a new you!
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March 2011