Brave Enough To Be Bliss

I wanted to be strong. Unstoppable. B ut I wasn’t inside , and everything I tried to do to gain power might have given me a temporary boost, but I always came back to a place of fear and loneliness at a minimum, and often also self-hate and disgust, because I hadn’t dealt with the root causes of feeling I had no power in the first place. I hadn’t figured out that no amount of armoring up , putting on a show of strength and shoving those feelings down…none of that is actually strength at all. It is fear. Allowing fear to drive my controlling behaviors was what truly left me without power. Yes, men hurt me. They took my power for relatively brief periods of time, but it was the lifelong fear of feeling and processing those memories that left me truly powerless. And I, not they, made that decision, even if it wasn’t a conscious decision. Blame and shame got me nowhere except stuck for 50 years. And I want SO much more for every other woman on this planet. Instead of complaining, I want us to come together to educate, inform, encourage and give each other true strength and power that comes from a healthy, loving place, not a place of pain. So, while I love listening to the sound of the song, my hope is that it’s an opportunity for a conversation with girls and young women, encouraging them to enjoy the song, but not internalize the words or think that’s the way to create a healthy relationship with themselves or others. I hope they will grow to understand the truly powerful “ women ” they could be. Let me explain…

Men have undisputed biological differences from women. Following are two perspectives from men that I feel are worth sharing.

Damn, That's Interesting March 4 at 7:53 AM

“Our generation is so busy trying to prove that women can do everything men can do, women are losing the unique qualities that set us apart. The God-given femininity & unique way our Creator designed us. Women weren't created to do everything a man can do.... Women were created to do everything a man can't do." The lioness does not try to be the lion. She embraces her role as the lioness. She is powerful, strong, and nurturing. She does not mistake her meekness for weakness. The world needs more kind, compassionate, humble, faithful, persevering, confident, fierce, bold, pure, and tender- hearted women. Be one of them.”

Friend Facebook Share & Comment March 9 at 8:51 PM Absolutely!…and we men love you women and everything you embody!!!

Please take a moment and read and watch the video from the blog below.

The Super Bowl of life... (gingerbliss.life)

I shared this blog with a male friend and the following communication is what resulted.

On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 5:02 PM, Male friend wrote: Touching. It’s not easy being a man or father. Especially difficult to be appreciated.

On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 21:27 Ginger Bliss wrote: I can imagine it isn’t. Why do you think that is?

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024, at 1:45 PM Male friend wrote: I think it is because normal masculinity has come to be viewed as toxic. There is undeniably truly toxic male behavior. But for at least 25 years starting in elementary school, male behavior has become viewed as something that needs to be mediated. “There will always be toxic, dominating, controlling, aggressive men who need to be neutralized. And they’re not going to be neutralized by men who have abdicated their masculinity. Dominant, violent, aggressive, toxic men only respect men who actually have power.” Erwin Raphael McManus

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