As this article touches on “looking smaller”, as a woman you are physically smaller. You are not able to run, jump, kick, hit, swim, or lift to the same degree as a man. Therefore accepting help is part of daily life, and living more passively rather than aggressively. Because of these physical differences, you are also a target for men to abuse and misuse you, from stealing your bag on the street to kidnapping you for sex trafficking, or experiencing domestic violence from a partner or someone you know.

As a woman you tend to be indecisive and indirect; you may say want people want to hear even if it’s the opposite of what you really feel – because you’re typically physically vulnerable. It’s simplistic in an evolutionary sense but the concept is the same today. You consider others and their thoughts and feelings; you’re accommodating and receptive. You chat on the phone or text in order to maintain a social network with other women.

As a woman, you have a regular hormone cycle that shows up in occasional erratic behavior depending on the time of month or the day. You can even plan for it and let your partner know you might need a little more patience since you will be a little more grumpy – not his fault, just hormones.

On that note, you keep some ibuprofen or aspirin on hand for when you experience your menstrual pain. Maybe you keep a tampon in your purse or bag, too. Real girl friends help each other out so it could be useful to someone else.

This monthly cycle and fluctuating hormones also make you want to have kids and be a mom. Therefore you love children and babies, you are kind to them, and you someday want your own. You recognize you have a special role that is irreplaceable in society and raising a family carries a special joy and hope for you. Finding a good partner who will raise them with you may prove painful and difficult, however, and you condition yourself to disappointment – because men are picky about who they commit to. Once you manage to find this partner, you can look forward to having children in a safe space. But you will still have to go through 9 months of pregnancy to get there, and then childbirth which is exhausting and painful beyond what you’ve experienced before. It’s worth it but the suffering is part of what makes you a woman as well, accepting both the good and the bad.

These are a few things to keep in mind when you want to embody the feminine spirit, essence, and physicality.

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