Self Destruction
A friend of mine made a point that I think is really great. Women spend so much time cutting each other down that we self-destruct. I know I am guilty of it. I sometimes see another woman and I internally cut her down to make myself feel better. Who doesn't do this? Have you ever noticed that when a strong woman emerges and becomes powerful or even famous, she is come at from all sides with attacks on everything from her clothes to her sexual preference. Look at Hilary Rodham Clinton, Margaret Thatcher and even Christina Aguilera. The most devastating fact is that these attacks are not only from men but also from other women. We don't just hate strong women, we also hate everyone else including ourselves. We have been taught to hate, not only other women but the woman in us as well. The cure? Well I don't know. I can only tell you to be more aware. Every time I think that I don't like another woman, I stop and ask myself why. Do I know them? Do I have a reason? Why are they the way that they are? Usually I come out of this self-evaluation more aware of the fact that what I hate in other women are things I see in myself. Quite an interesting revelation!