Mothers Are Special

Ever wondered what life would be like without mothers? Without their care, love and affection; a house devoid of their traces in that place we call home. Without their tender, loving touches in so many tiny details of our lives.

A place dull without their constant badgering and questionings, without them to check on us, on our going out and coming in.

Without them to add warmth to a kitchen fire hearth; a homecoming without their presences to greet us or take us in; without them to begin a day; to wake up in the morning, devoid of their sweetness; a life without them, an empty life without mothers to fill goodness to our days!

It's their unconditional love that made us what we are today. And having them around is one of the greatest blessings we can ever ask for. They have always given us that charm, that smile, that confidence, that assurance that we will never be able to find elsewhere or in somebody else.

And yet, we may never understand the love they have always carried for us. That sacrificial love that goes beyond explanation. That same love that gave them the strength to stand for us, to put us before them in such loving ways, to go the extra mile just to provide us with our needs and so much more.

Mothers will always hold special places in our hearts. No matter how grown we are or regardless of where we have reached in life, they will continue to be the light in our moments of grief, the hope in our despair, and perhaps the only one in this whole wide world who will still be proud of what you are without thinking twice.

The strength of a mother always amazes me. How they take care of their children and raise them in the manner they should do. How, they are always there for them from the moment a child is conceived right up to the journey that the child has accomplished. It amazes me how they forgo their sleep simply for the sake of their child. How they wake up in the middle of the night just to calm their cries. That, at such odd hours, they do not mind doing it all over again and again, till a child is all grown and on his/her own.

It amazes me how they take such pride in their children's little victories! How mothers cheer for them when they take their first steps or say their first word. How they make sure their paths are clear when they are left out to explore their little worlds. How their hearts break to see them injured and their minds preoccupied with thoughts of their children always and always.

Mothers who never credit themselves for bringing up fine citizens of the society. It amazes me how, even years after their children settle down and get a life of their own, mothers will still think the world of them and be there for them, always with their words of wisdom and experience.

How they can never get enough of us, and put such love in our homes that we cannot begin to imagine our comfort zones without them, no matter how nagging they may seem sometimes. It's to them we owe all our respect and love. Because they gave us life that we cannot repay, because they love us just the way we are and have always loved us enough to reprimand or hurt us when we go the wrong way, and because there is just no replacement for a mother, there is no reason why we shouldn't hold her in our hearts with gratefulness. And indeed, always love and respect her for what she is.

She is a poet, journalist & a Newspaper Columnist and lives in Kohima.

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WHY WOMEN PLAY GOLF

About Venus Golf

"If it's not fun, we aren't doing it!"

What:
Venus Golf is dedicated to women's golf. From instruction to motivational speaking... from health and fitness to wedge selection, Venus Golf turns information into recreation and makes golf fun for women.
Who:
Venus Golf was founded by CEO Debbie Steinbach Keller (aka Venus), former LPGA touring pro and a Golf for Women Magazine "Top 50" instructor. Keller competed for 12 years on the Tour and now devotes her time to instruction and motivational speaking plus other activities associated with her company.Instruction:
Venus Golf promotes teaching golf from a woman's viewpoint. Venus-styled seminars, instruction and clinics are offered in a fun, educational format, based on Keller's popular books, Venus on the Fairway and Venus on the Fringe and NEW Venus on the FUNdamentals DVD series.Speaking Engagements:
Debbie is available as an entertainment-styled, motivational speaker. She has appeared before a wide variety of corporate groups and organizations including Kraft, Bristol Meyers, Sony, Nabisco, the Executive Women's Golf Association, Colgate, the Women's Southern California Golf Association, the LPGA, Meeting Industry Ladies' Organization, Ralph's and Von's.Other Experience:
Venus has been highly visible, appearing as an announcer on NBC during its coverage of the Nabisco Dinah Shore Tournament, the National Pro-Am of Women's Golf, the San Diego Honda Classic, the World Championship of Women's Golf and ESPN's Golf America.

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Fashion Do's and Don'ts 

& How to Survive When You Have Nothing to Wear!

By Monique Bellamont - August 2009.

RULE #1: Fashion rules are there to be broken.

RULE #2: Having fashion sense is all about knowing what looks good on YOU, not what looks good on Paris Hilton  or Naomi Campbell .

RULE #3: When fashion magazines or self-proclaimed experts say 

something is "Over, Bourgeois, Tired, Common, So last year or Very 

yesterday/last week/last century" it means the person talking now considers that particular style or colour to be out of style and are now pushing the next big thing, which they will usually describe as being "New, Now, Fresh, Brave, Chic, Divine, Girly, Love, Important, or To die for."

RULE #4: Don't listen to fashion magazines or self-proclaimed experts. They are just copying what everyone else is saying.

RULE #5: Trend setters either create something new or go retro to bring something from the past and make it new again. Trend followers are just copycats with no fashion sense of their own.

RULE #6: When picking out something to wear or shopping, always ask several things: A. Is this practical? B. What if it rains? C. Can I afford this? D. Will I ever wear this or am I just filling my closet with things I will never wear? E. Does it actually look good on me or am I just fooling myself?

RULE #7: Some colours match, some don't, but does it really matter? Sometimes you want to wear opposing colours because it will stand out more.

RULE #8: Just because it is a men's shirt, pants, socks or whatever doesn't mean it won't fit or suit you. I happen to believe men's briefs look very good on women.

RULE #9: Before stepping outside ask yourself "What if I die today and this is the clothing I am found wearing? Do I want to be found dead wearing corduroy pants and a leather thong?" (Or whatever you happen to be wearing!)

RULE #10: Last but not least, passe means that something has been already. Avante garde means nobody has ever done it before. See the difference? Don't misuse terms.
This season its all about what clothes just scream embellishment and look pretentious. No wait, that is every season. Every fashionista is always trying to look better than she really does, but far too many lack the common sense to realize they look like they are trying too hard to be kewl... understand the difference? These people are poseurs. They buy the latest shoes, the newest glasses (which may or may not be retro), the kewlest, most decorative jeans they can find and the end result is someone who is wearing a mish mash of competing styles... if a guy dressed that way we'd call him a douchebag. When a girl does it she is a douchebaggette.
And I will not apologize for saying that. Some people just try too hard and it shows. They flaunt their new fashion, but in reality its not new because they're copying what everyone else is doing. Worse, the poor girl is copying all of them at the same time. Please people! Don't be a douchebag(gette)!
Far too few women and girls out there know how to use a sewing machine... sewing is so easy its amazing more people don't take it up as a hobby or turn it into a profession. Everyone needs clothes. Clothes wear out. Clothes go out of fashion. Clothes don't fit like they used to. The fashion industry is everywhere and it is one of the oldest professions the world has ever seen.


And if you are on a budget, what could be cheaper than needle, thread and some fabric? True, some fabrics can be pricier than others, but if you shop around you can rip apart old clothes, 2nd hand clothes and recycle the old fabric to make something which is kewl, unique and nobody else has it.
People will wear what is convenient sometimes so if you are on a budget do some research and see what is out there. There are a tonne of YouTube videos on how to make your own clothing, sew, knit, darn socks, do your hair, clean fabric stains, etc. all on a budget. It won't take too much time or research and the next thing you know you will be a bit of an expert on the topic.
If you become really obsessed you can also take evening or weekend classes on fashion design. Many cities and large towns have clubs and classes you can join if you look hard enough. They're always looking for new members.
The beauty of fashion is that you can always match things with other things. Once you have bought a good sized wardrobe (or have sewn your own) you can coordinate clothing to create specific looks. To do you will need a good size full length mirror and test the mirror's quality to make sure you look good in it.
After that you are pretty much set.
I recommend reorganizing your closet by colour, not by type of clothing. Make it into a rainbow. It is faster to find a specific piece of clothing when you only have one yellow sweater and its the only sweater in the yellow section. Other people like to organize their closets using different methods, but it doesn't really matter which method you use so long as it WORKS.
My last tidbit of advice? If old people are wearing it then it is officially out of style. Thats right. If your mom or grandmother starts wearing low cut jeans that shows off her ass crack its time to rip those jeans apart and reuse the fabric. Happy sewing!

http://fashion.lilithezine.com/

VOICES OF WOMEN

Global Culture Of Women

“What if one woman told the truth about her life….?”

                    

                                    Our Mission

...from the four corners of the earth and the four seasons of women's live we are weaving a tapestry across the globe ~ gathering women's stories, celebrating women's wisdom, cultivating a legacy in which all life is sacred...

We do not tell stories for entertainment. We tell them because they remind us of who we are, where we come from and to whom we belong. We tell stories to keep our souls alive and in relationship to, as opposed to separate from, the world around us. A culture without a story is a dangerous one. In the space of our forgetting it is possible to stand back and allow egregiousness to occur, repeated assaults on life itself, never mind to the spirit living within each of us. We are in a time of great forgetting, where cultures across the globe are either actively denigrating or being forced out of their ancient stories. Dreams, visions, wisdom that comes to us from the imaginal realms are no longer considered primary sources of information essential to the survival and thriving of life. 

From this place, the GCW invites all women to remember what lives deep within your heart and soul…what beings dream you at night and what images stalk you during your waking hours. We invite you to find women in your communities and sit with each other, daring to speak your non-linear, non-chronological stories, what Jean Houston has called your “Soulography”…what others call your “Personal Myth”. Both speaking and witnessing our powerfully life altering acts of love and remembering. We promise you will come out a different woman. You will come out as a Remembering Woman. And we also promise that the world is waiting for the Remembering Women.

(Link to A Story Gatherer’s Handbook)

My father raised me with the knowledge of wise women. He raised me so that I would know that there had been wise women, and that they had been destroyed, killed. He would give me books that were, sometimes, very hard to look at. They were historical documents…When I was teenager and didn't want to read he would say, ‘if you and your mother had lived in the middle ages chances are you wouldn't have survived.’ He told me I was a white witch. 

~ 56, Germany/USA

For all stories  click here: http://www.globalcultureofwomen.org