WOMEN'S WORK

[Golden_Angel_K]

Tending The Hearth

In the recent past, the term women's work has come to have a derogatory
...connotation. Women's work encompasses all the domestic chores that have
historically been associated only with women-cooking, cleaning, and
raising children. Whenever a person is limited to only certain kinds of
work in a society, there is a need to break free from that work in order
to inhabit a place of choice. However, when we choose to do women's
work because we enjoy it, there is nothing degrading about it. There is
an honour to it, and when done alone or in a group this work can be
truly meaningful and fulfilling because the home is the foundation of
security for all who live in it. The importance of tending the hearth
that nurtures all who bask in its warmth cannot be overstated.

In addition to being essential to the functioning of the world, women's
work offers creative fulfillment, intimate interaction, and personal
satisfaction. The more we become aware of the significance of this realm
of labor, the more fulfilling it will be to those who do the work and
those who benefit from it. A well-set table and a delicious, healthy
meal can heal us on multiple levels. Clean, crisp sheets on a bed allow
us to enter a deep slumber, inspiring a sense of safety and trust. Our
mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health all rest upon the
smooth functioning of our homes.

The gift of women's work, which still often comes from the hands of
women, now also comes from fathers, husbands, and hired help. Whatever
the source, our sincere gratitude upon receiving these treasures reminds
us of the profound value of what is traditionally known as women's
work. The more we acknowledge the tremendous importance of this work,
the more we are able to do it with a sense of pride, never feeling for a
moment that our efforts are less significant or meaningful than those
working outside the home-on the contrary, it is this work that makes all
other work possible.

[Golden_Angel_K]

Thank you Antonela, blessings to you, have a fabolous weekend

[Antonela Di Filippo]

"When we choose to do women's
work because we enjoy it, there is nothing degrading about it. There is
an honour to it, and when done alone or in a group this work can be
truly meaningful and fulfilling because the home is the foundation of
security for all who live in it. " ........Will you marry me Golden_Angel_k???......... LOL Is soooo encouraging to have such a beautifull apreciation to our daily work... Thank You!! =)

[Golden_Angel_K]

Your welcome Simone, thanks to you