JUST ONE MORE ... woman.
Don't look now ... but it's been a whole year since this particular series launched. And in case you've forgotten, this is all about promoting a different monthly challenge that somehow relates to my concept of embracing incremental change in order to empower folks (or just me) to stay positive and solution-focused in a day and age where problems often seem insurmountable, control often seems out of reach and apathy often seems to be running rampant.
And while I'm celebrating *that* particular personal anniversary, it's also the 20th year since Congress and Reagan declared March to be the National Women's History Month in perpetuity -- which is why this month's challenge is to remember to honor an important woman from your life ... or an important woman from our past that has helped to change the world for the better.
'Cause here's a little secret -- despite all the prevalence of old men in and about the news and the government and such, it's the WOMEN that keep things running and it's the WOMEN who are best suited to guide us into the future. Or, in the words of Jimmy Carter, who declared a week of recognition a few years before it expanded to the whole month-long celebration I previously mentioned ...
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was [sic] as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well."
So this month, the challenge is to seek out what you may not have learned previously. Come to appreciate the contributions from those who made up the backbone of our great country -- and who continue to do so. Honor the women who came before ... and the ones who will take us where we need to go (as soon as all the old men get the heck out of the way).
Now is the time ... and this is the month ... to praise just one more ... woman.
