The Feeling of Life

Life is not about how many breaths you take. It 's about the number of moments that take your breath away!

We as women have the opportunity to experience the single most life changing event possible. The "feeling" of life it 's self. The movement inside as a new life is finding its way. Incredible! We are provileged with first hand knowledge, and experience in knowing beyond any doubt, that we as individual women had a role in the creation of this new life. Now don't misunderstand, the creation lies with God, where each of us came from.

One might ask, "If women are the weaker of the sexes, then why not give this important undertaking to men?" They are historically the strong, the leaders, the warriors, the providers and the decision makers. So again I ask, "Why was a women chosen?" I believe that the answer might go like this....Because we as women have a combination of both physical and emotional strength. This adds up to courage. We are nuturers. It takes a nurturer to raise a child.

Take the garden for example. The gardener first prepares the soil with vitamins and minerals. He then till 's the ground to ready it for the planting of seeds. The seeds are planted, watered and fed. Great patience sets in. He waits. The weeds begin to grow. He pulls them out. More grow. He pulls those out. The plants finally grow. More weeds come. The gardner continues to pull the weeds. You might say, "Why do weeds continue to come, I did not plant them?" This confirms to us the cycle of life.

The wind and rain bring spores/seeds, birds bring them and trees drop them, just to name a few. The nurturer of the garden must keep a watchful eye out, to insure his garden is not overrun. As women, as mothers we too must keep a watchful eye over our children. Like the weeds in a garden that weaken the root and stem system, the weeds that touch our children 's lives can weaken their foundation. Women have been given a Great Charge.

With or without the nuturing of women, life would continue, but to what quality? To what end? The Big Island of Hawaii, is built entirely out of volcanic ash. Black Hard Ash. I still ask, how does life grow there? To see greenery from this black ash makes no logical sense. It does hoever provide a clear answer. Life will find a way. It will continue on.

Now what happens when the garden is planted and forgotten? It becomes overgrown with weeds. The precious plants become hard and bitter in the effort to survive. Much is true with the life of a child. The American Academy of Pediatrics teaches the vital importance of nurturing in children. How important touch and love are in their development. There have been numerous studies done that confirm those children who lack this vital nurtudring, are much more likely to suffer from Failure to Thrive as well as many types of Development Delays.

Throughout my years of working for a pedatrician, I was privileged to learn much. I also saw first hand, the children who suffered as a result of neglect or abuse. I saw the social, psychological and physical impact it had. It leaves behind devastating scars.

I ask you this question, What is our charge as women? To be nurtures for certain. As women, that is an essential part of our biological make up. It has to be. What is our greatest asset in this charge? I would say, each other. I would say by using the examples around us. The greatest teacher is example. By collaboration with women who 's values mirror your own, and who 's values are that of integrity, love for their fellow human being, regardless of race, creed or social status.

I say teach the value of the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments. These are by no stretch of the imagination "religious" laws. They are the laws of the universe. Read them, ponder them and then ask yourself how they could not possibly fit with universal law.

I am honored to belong to a community of women who support, accept, share ideas and have similar values. We are also a diverse group of entrepreneurs who are all seeking balance. Balance in their business lives, balance in their personal lives. Being women who have the courage to succeed and step outside of the box, while teaching well, the children of tomorrow.

Women have courage and tenacity to make our mark in this world. We are Businesswomen, CEO 's , Company Presidents, Political Leaders. We at the same time are Friends, Daughters, Wives and Mothers.

Yes as women, we have been given a Great Charge. One I would not trade. The Breathtaking Moments I have experienced have given me the most value in my live.

We are the caregivers of the future, because we are the caregivers of today!