Mel thinks about Reclaiming Our Desires
Valentines’ day and International Woman’s Day offer contrasting but complementary perspectives on women’s empowerment. Which led me to think and emphasize about self-love, respect and about my desires that I have lost over time due to life challenges. Life really does have a way of cloaking us into forgetting what those desires looked like once.
Owning Desires
Women have been conditioned to supress their desires- to be selfless, caregivers, to put others first, to silence their ambitions, but true empowerment begins when a woman recognizes, embraces and confidential pursues what she genuinely wants.
Desires fuel ambition creativity and progress. Women who changed history refused to settle for less than what they knew they deserved. When a woman acknowledges her desires and actively work towards them, she takes control of her own narrative.
Reclaiming your Desire without Apology
Women are often judged for being too ambitious or too demanding. Empowerment means standing firm in the knowledge that desires are not weaknesses; they are strengths. Its about making choices unapologetically whether in careers, relationship, or personal growth.
Women reclaiming their desires begins with self-awareness and the courage to own one’s desires.
As self-reflection exercises and having journalled my way back to desire. I would list a set of questions about myself that will give a better insight into our desires.
I encourage you to have a moment of reflection on what the challenges may be to reclaim your desires.
Here is a set of questions that has helped me to own my desires that may be helpful to ask to yourself.
1. What do I want?
2. What are my complants?
3. If I could without repercussions, I would ….
Claiming our desires is a path to freedom.
Sources:
RAPTURE: A Guide to Sexual & Spiritual Awakening for Women
by Shakti Sundari (Author)
Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power Unabridged
Kasia Urbaniak
