Believe in YOU

You have to believe in YOU!


Sometimes we women get so busy with our lives --  work, family, and obligations --  that we forget to take care of ourselves, to remember who we are, how far we've come, and how much further we can go.

I was thinking about this when I listened to Katy Perry's song, Roar, which is about a woman who wasn't living up to her own potential, standing on her own.  And now she's ....

... got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar.

 

This isn't the first time there's been a song such as this.  Back in May 1972, Helen Reddy's song, I Am Woman, became a number one hit, selling over one million copies. A song celebrating female empowerment, it became an enduring anthem for the women's liberation movement.  It was the theme song for 1975 which was declared International Women's Year.

I can remember back then, I would have been 12 or maybe 13, and we'd sing the chorus out loud and strong, believing in the power of the words, and all that was possible!  

I am woman hear me roar

in numbers too big to ignore....

i am strong.

i am invincible

i am WOMAN!

(hehe, in 45rpm even!)


in 1968, Virginia Slims told us "You've come a long way, baby"

But no matter how you say it, the message is the same.

I think these are good reminders for women.....
what we're made of
what we're capable of
and how far we've come!!