| p>Have you ever wondered why your mom | | | | workiag women. This is wonderful that women |
| didn't teach you to be strong, independent, and | | | | are strong and independent, but it leaves that |
| feminine? Many times in society today, women | | | | longing desire in a woman to be in touch with her |
| are expected to work in a very testosterone | | | | feminine side. It is the nature of a woman to |
| driven environment where they have to be | | | | want to tend to others needs, to care for others, |
| "strong" and independent, often times losing touch | | | | to receive, to nurture and be nurtured, to be |
| with their femininity. I am going to give some | | | | pampered, to be kind, compassionate and loving. |
| examples of why our mothers weren't able to | | | | Finding the balance is what our mothers lacked. |
| impart this to us. Then I am going to give some | | | | They didn't have the knowledge we have today |
| examples of how we can teach ourselves and the | | | | about how we as woman can be strong and |
| generations of women to come. | | | | independent and we can still be nurturing, |
| Our mothers were by nature, just as we are, | | | | compassionate and loving. |
| nurturers. Our mothers and grandmothers were | | | | One way that a woman can stay in touch with |
| at the forefront of women in the work place. In | | | | her nurturing side is to make time to tend to the |
| turn, more women have taken on the added | | | | needs of herself and others. Find the avenue that |
| responsibility, previously solely belonged to the | | | | is fulfilling to you. Whether it is tending to your |
| man, of providing and protecting her family as | | | | children, your spouse, your home, yourself, the |
| well. | | | | elderly, the sick, animals at a shelter, etc... make |
| While it is wonderful that women have taken a | | | | the time to tend to others. |
| larger role in business today, it's also important to | | | | A very important way a woman can stay in |
| honor the woman's special hormonal makeup. | | | | touch with her feminine side is to make time for |
| While testosterone decreases stress in a man, | | | | herself. A woman needs to raise her oxytocin to |
| the hormone oxytocin decreases stress in a | | | | feel balanced, happy and healthy. A few activities |
| woman. So after a long, testosterone oriented | | | | that can provide this are spending time talking |
| day at work, it's even more important for the | | | | with other women, shopping, or getting a |
| woman to ensure she gives herself an oxytocin | | | | massage. Having a healthy balance of oxytocin will |
| environment at home. Oxytocin is the hormone | | | | provide a healthy balance of happiness in a |
| of love, caring and nurturing. | | | | woman's heart and may provide just what she |
| At work, women went from being caring, soft, | | | | needs to keep a happy, healthy balance in her |
| tender hearted nurturers to strong, independent | | | | very busy life. |