What makes a strong woman?
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What makes a strong woman?
Emily and I started working in new positions on the same day in late October. She works in local government, carrying out a wide variety of duties for urban outreach and community development. I am a park ranger working at a national wildlife refuges. The achievement of our new careers is monumental because we all demonstrate strength when we work. Work demands that we be creative, responsible, engaged and productive at set periods of time and grow to be experts in a certain field. I thought that when I finally landed my dream job things would fall into place, because I am doing something that I am passionate about, and desire greatly to make a positive difference. In truth, that goal is very challenging. It takes the deliberation of a strong woman.
The working world also requires us to stand up for ourselves, to be deliberate and confident in how we behave. It is almost a psychological game; especially as the ‘new kid on the block’ I have had to put up a façade of knowledge. “Sure, I can handle it” I say, even if I may not. Ironically, this is also strength. If I tell myself enough that I can: I will.
I can: I will
Not all that long ago, working women were held to a much different standard. The prevailing attitude was that woman are weak, unskilled or just plain too pretty to be willful. We call our blog NATURAL TENACITY because of course a woman’s strength is organic. Intuitively, we can be sensitive, but gentleness does not override the courage, spunk, and ferociousness that women can embody when they need to.
This blog is an attempt to capture the potential within our collective experience. I am extremely proud of Emily, and she is of me. We encourage each other to remember our values and keep them intact when we are faced with the challenge of molding our careers into opportunities. the jobs do not define us. I want to tell you about what it is like to be a park ranger and keep you informed on the events that are occurring in the local, national and global political arena that affect how we “manage” the environment. I also want to find similarities in Emily’s job and compare the ways in which her efforts in a city setting are progressive.
Emily and I also want this to be an expression of legacy. I only briefly mentioned the significance of women who came before us, laid foundations for our professional growth. We are grateful for all people who give gifts of themselves, devoted to a cause. We want to leave a legacy. In this sense, we are always in between queens of the past and future, and it is a great place to be. Then we may never have to answer the question, only ask it:
What makes a strong woman?
Emily and I started working in new positions on the same day in late October. She works in local government, carrying out a wide variety of duties for urban outreach and community development. I am a park ranger working at a national wildlife refuges. The achievement of our new careers is monumental because we all demonstrate strength when we work. Work demands that we be creative, responsible, engaged and productive at set periods of time and grow to be experts in a certain field. I thought that when I finally landed my dream job things would fall into place, because I am doing something that I am passionate about, and desire greatly to make a positive difference. In truth, that goal is very challenging. It takes the deliberation of a strong woman.
The working world also requires us to stand up for ourselves, to be deliberate and confident in how we behave. It is almost a psychological game; especially as the ‘new kid on the block’ I have had to put up a façade of knowledge. “Sure, I can handle it” I say, even if I may not. Ironically, this is also strength. If I tell myself enough that I can: I will.
I can: I will
Not all that long ago, working women were held to a much different standard. The prevailing attitude was that woman are weak, unskilled or just plain too pretty to be willful. We call our blog NATURAL TENACITY because of course a woman’s strength is organic. Intuitively, we can be sensitive, but gentleness does not override the courage, spunk, and ferociousness that women can embody when they need to.
This blog is an attempt to capture the potential within our collective experience. I am extremely proud of Emily, and she is of me. We encourage each other to remember our values and keep them intact when we are faced with the challenge of molding our careers into opportunities. the jobs do not define us. I want to tell you about what it is like to be a park ranger and keep you informed on the events that are occurring in the local, national and global political arena that affect how we “manage” the environment. I also want to find similarities in Emily’s job and compare the ways in which her efforts in a city setting are progressive.
Emily and I also want this to be an expression of legacy. I only briefly mentioned the significance of women who came before us, laid foundations for our professional growth. We are grateful for all people who give gifts of themselves, devoted to a cause. We want to leave a legacy. In this sense, we are always in between queens of the past and future, and it is a great place to be. Then we may never have to answer the question, only ask it:
What makes a strong woman?
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