FAILING SISTERHOOD 101 I have never been very good at women's groups and get-togethers. I always feel like the odd one out because I'm not really a girly girl. This might be the fall out from growing up with two brothers and a mother who wasn't very good at mother/daughter bonding rituals. Regardless, I just seem to withdraw from the whole female camaraderie/sisterhood love fest whenever I try to put myself into that type of group. Even the thought of getting together for coffee or lunch with a large group of women gives me pause. The conundrum that I face is that I know that I need to be part of a larger picture. I need the support and encouragement that women give each other when they are part of a sisterhood. I just can't get past all the palaver that goes with girly get-togethers.MEETING A NEW TRIBE OF WOMEN One of the blessings of starting a blog has been meeting other women who are thinking and writing and being open about their lives and their journeys. Women who are living in the same stage of life as I am and who are thriving and creating their own stories and sharing them and encouraging each other. No-one is competing, no-one is doing one-upmanship, no-one is insisting that they have all the answers and no-one is blowing their own trumpet. These are just genuine women who have gathered into community to share their stories and to draw along side each other and cheer each other on.LEAVING THE SUPERFICIAL BEHIND I love that I don't have to worry about what to wear, or who I'll sit next to, or whether anyone will talk to me. I don't have to wonder if I'm the only one there who isn't excited about the pink "whatever" gift that is the reward for attending. I love that I can be myself and share my life and my journey with women who are busy doing the same thing in their own way. I love that I am learning new stuff and my mind is engaged and my spirit is enriched. I love that everyone is open to sharing their knowledge and helping each other out. 
NOT A PIPE DREAM AFTERALL My mother belongs to the Red Hat Society, she lunches with the ladies, she goes travelling with groups and she has a bevy of female friends. I don't seem to have the same DNA - I like one to one conversations, sharing my thoughts, hearing other people talk honestly and just being a bit of an introvert at times. I was starting to worry that any hope of finding a like-minded group of women was a bit of a pipe dream, until blogging! So thank you to all the lovely ladies that I am connecting with, thank you for your encouragement and your stories and for being interested in my story too. It makes my life so much richer and I just feel so blessed. 
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Labels: blogging, my midlife Source: Wind-Back Wednesday ~ Finding My Blogging Community
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