Embracing Our Femininity and Why it is good for Our Health (Part 1)

So, what does it mean to be feminine? Rule of thumb is to think like a man, and then do everything opposite. Men are masculine; hard lines, leather jackets, and gruffness. Women are feminine; soft curves, floral cardigans, and gentle. The photo below is a perfect example of this.

In the 1950s - *sigh* how I love this decade - women were expected to be everything a man was not in looks, manner, and action, and they weren't looked down on for it! It was just the way of things. Women were treated with respect and dignity, made to feel beautiful and helpful in the role of housewives and mothers.

Mrs. Amy Klein shared her thoughts on the matter in the Facebook group, Christians Housewives (and Moms!) 1950s Style!

"...the culture we live in is full of women who are trying hard to be seen as "equal" to men. I say "equal" because they really only want to be treated like men. We, as women, are not men. Are we lesser than men? No. But at the same time, we are different. We have different strengths and weaknesses. And that is okay."

Embracing our femininity is more than what we wear and how we act, although that does play a role that will be discussed in Parts 2 and 3. Embracing femininity is embracing our differences from men and feeling empowered because of it. As Mrs. Klein said, we aren't lesser, we're just different. Apples and oranges. Men and women are different which is one thing that makes them such a great team together because those differences help create balance.

When God created Adam and later created Eve, Eve was not made to be the lesser of the two. She was simply different. She was Adam's helpmate, his partner, and together they made a well balanced team. By being feminine, by embracing our differences from our husbands or other male company, we're fulfilling one of God's designs for us.

Part 2 and 3 will dive further into feminine clothes and mannerisms, but I felt it important to make this matter Part 1. There are many women I've met and know that feel inferior to men simply because they're a woman. Inferiority is not what us women should feel when standing next to a man. We should feel confident in ourselves because we can do things they can't even imagine doing. Women are strong, and mothers are fierce, but we are a collective group of wonderful beings that shouldn't ever feel the need to compare ourselves to men.

You can paint an apple tree orange all day but it still won't change the fact that it is an apple tree.

God bless my strong, fierce lovelies!