"NO APOLOGIES" ...
I have finally grown to the point where I no longer feel that I have to apologize for being female. In the past I was always trying to prove to men that I was not ‘emotional’. That they could depend on me to not get all caught up in my feelings and take things personal. Not realizing that all I was doing was denying my self expression while catering to them and trying to not them uncomfortable when they were the one who had been disrespectful or hurtful in the first place. Isn’t it amazing how we females have been conditioned to respond against our own best interest..
Fuck that. From this point on I reserve the right to get as ‘crazy bitch’ and emotional as I deem necessary anytime I damn well please. I am no longer restricting my honest expression of emotion so that I won’t make a man uncomfortable. What I am feeling and thinking at the time is exactly what I am saying, doing and how I am acting. For the first time I now feel free enough to own my experience and tell a man that he has hurt my feelings and that I don’t appreciate it. Cry if I feel the need or express my displeasure at being disrespected and not treated like the Goddess I am.
I have no need to start saying mean and hateful things to anyone. The “No Apologies” mode of expression is really all about expressing what I AM FEELING and really doesn’t have much to do with the other person. It is so liberating to tell a someone exactly how you feel. Then you eliminate the going around harboring hurt and feeling angry at being disrespected. Get it off of your chest and move on. A great way to live I tell you.
It is interesting because men feel very entitled and quite comfortable to throw bitch fits and make ridiculous demands whenever they please. And we find ourselves automatically to trying to soothe, appease and please them without thinking twice about it. Yet we as women don’t feel the same entitlement to express ourselves and when we need to express ourselves we don’t feel worthy of doing so and are apologetic and even diminish our experiences.
What we feel, even if it is crazy, justified or not, you owe it to yourself to express it. Once you put it out in the open you can deal with the ramifications if any and then it is no longer an issue. Your body will thank you because it isn’t storing stress, your soul will be pleased because you honored her and your little girl will feel quite powerful and respected because you honestly and authentically spoke your mind.
I wish I had learned this years ago and saved myself lots of stress and hurt but it aint never too late to become a more empowered woman. And the next time a man starts on his women are so emotional tip just smile at him knowing that his complaint is actually a compliment in disguise and the only reason they don’t want us to go that route is because it is so difficult for them to deal with. And of course if a man were cool and respectful we would never have a reason to go there in the first place. Not to mention knowing that men are way more sensitive than women and have far fewer resources to process anykind of emotion. And of course this is our little secret.
So no more apologies. Enjoy embracing all of the wonderful vagaries and contradictions of being female and let them start working in your life for a more powerful, authentic, satisfied and irresistible you.
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