Seeking your thoughts....
As my daughter Ryann approaches her thirteenth birthday she is preparing herself for a journey that many of us started years before. Her body is changing and with the physical changes will come moments of pleasure as well as those times of intense embarrassment. Mentally she is learning just how big the world is and how endless are her choices. She is only beginning to comprehend all the options that await her. She is just now starting to understand how she will be the one to choose her way though the world.
A mother’s advice, while priceless, is often discarded during this
transition. I can only trust that the words I have already spoken to
her will be heard throughout her life. The words of other women can
have a powerful impact on the life of a young woman.
I would like to give my daughter the gift of other women’s wisdom. I
envision a compilation of essays bound together. I would like to give
her the thoughts, dreams, hopes and aspirations from the women who have
already embarked on their personal journeys. Along with the positive
experiences, many of us have experienced sadness, disappointment, fear
and uncertainty and that could be shared with her as well.
Will you please take a few minutes of your valuable time and share with
her some of the wisdom you have learned in your life journey? There are no rules or guidelines other than what you feel is important to share. Share a story, offer advice…the option is yours. Write as little or as much as you feel comfortable sharing. There is a simple questionnaire that I ask you return with your essay.
It would be most helpful if you could email the essay by April 15th.
If there are women you admire, please forward this email to them as
well. Emailed essays should be sent to rymada@hotmail.com
Your name: ______________________________________
Your age: __________
Your occupation: ______________________________________
SAMPLE STARTS/IDEAS:
“The most important thing to remember about being a woman is…”
“The best advice that I was given was…”
“As you become a young woman…”
“I wish someone had told me…”
“What being a woman means to me…”
A mother’s advice, while priceless, is often discarded during this
transition. I can only trust that the words I have already spoken to
her will be heard throughout her life. The words of other women can
have a powerful impact on the life of a young woman.
I would like to give my daughter the gift of other women’s wisdom. I
envision a compilation of essays bound together. I would like to give
her the thoughts, dreams, hopes and aspirations from the women who have
already embarked on their personal journeys. Along with the positive
experiences, many of us have experienced sadness, disappointment, fear
and uncertainty and that could be shared with her as well.
Will you please take a few minutes of your valuable time and share with
her some of the wisdom you have learned in your life journey? There are no rules or guidelines other than what you feel is important to share. Share a story, offer advice…the option is yours. Write as little or as much as you feel comfortable sharing. There is a simple questionnaire that I ask you return with your essay.
It would be most helpful if you could email the essay by April 15th.
If there are women you admire, please forward this email to them as
well. Emailed essays should be sent to rymada@hotmail.com
Your name: ______________________________________
Your age: __________
Your occupation: ______________________________________
SAMPLE STARTS/IDEAS:
“The most important thing to remember about being a woman is…”
“The best advice that I was given was…”
“As you become a young woman…”
“I wish someone had told me…”
“What being a woman means to me…”
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