Women’s day, Holi and Toastmasters

8^th March of every year is celebrated as International Women’s day.  Being in Toastmasters helps me talk about the importance of the day, we weave speeches around this and the themes end up all about women.  This time around, it coincided with holi.  Holi, the festival of colors on women’s day does make it special.  Women (girls) anyway are called as “colors” by road romeos *.  So, Holi on Women’s day became very apt.

Women’s day reminds me of this wonderful species called “women” in which I belong too.  The newspaper had a very interesting thought for the day on women:  “They may be from Venus but women sure make the earth a better place to live in.”  So original and makes all the women feel so proud. It is amazing how women have shaped the world for whatever it is today.  They are highly resilient, tolerant, strong willed and at the same time melt like butter when it comes to emotions.    

I tried making a list of wonderful women in my life – the list tops my mom and Lakshmamma for sure. :) Then some of my school teachers, couple of lecturers at college who carved me from stone to sculpture.  Then my two wonderful sisters, some of my girlfriends and the most recent addition, my little daughter nemo who I am sure will grow up to be a wonderful woman I will admire.

As my journey continues, I intend to meet many more wonderful women, from whom I can draw both strength and inspiration.  And some day, be that woman who can be an inspiration to couple if not more. That’s my wish for my “women’s day”

*A popular term used in Bangalore for the boys who stand near a girls college waiting for their potential girlfriends/Laila's :)