San Antonio - Woman: The Beauty Within

“If Mama ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy.”

I am a 33 year old Hispanic woman. I am a mother of four boys. I will be celebrating my twelfth anniversary in just three weeks. The youngest of six children, I will be the first one in my family to graduate from college. Yes, I am woman. Hear me roar!

The strength of a woman is found in the gift of having been created a woman. Unfortunately, the places she tries to find meaning in are sometimes not the right ones. Often times a woman looks to her mate to define her. We were created with emotions and intuitions that men many times can not even comprehend. A woman will sometimes seek her mother’s advice and follow in her footsteps. If this cookie cutter recipe worked, we would all still be stay-at-home moms, serving up hot meals and would not have a right to vote.

I live in a neighborhood with two of the kindest women I have ever met. Sadly for different reasons, our personal goals and dreams were pushed aside. Last summer during our daily walks around the neighborhood I began sharing my dream of returning to school. A flicker of hope sparked in their eyes that flared up in me the confidence to achieve my dreams. Since then one of them has also registered for school. I would love to meet and surround myself with women who are driven by a passion for life. There are many hidden treasures in the hearts of women like this.

A woman’s words and attitudes will usually be the setting for either a peaceful or disgruntled home. However, the challenge becomes finding the inner peace as a woman. We can buy the prettiest outfits, the most expensive jewelry, have our hair and nails done every week, but they are of no worth if we do not grasp the beauty within. Sometimes we just need a friend to help us find our way.