A L O H A !
Tiny Birds at Left, Sun-Egg in Nest
" Mysteries
are feminine;
they like to veil themselves
but still want to be seen and
divined. "
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Is this_
why I have been_
such a mystery_
to myself?_
" Debate is masculine,
conversation
is feminine."
Amos Bronson Alcott
Masculine-ism
'debated' my femininity
away from the controls
of me
for a long time.
Femininity is frivolous.
I want to be taken seriously.
Yes, they like to look,
and to touch,
BUT I am
MORE!
" You throw like a girl! "
School Yard Taunt;
worst thing peers
can say to a boy.
School Yard Taunt;
worst thing peers
can say to a boy.
" The ideal man
bears the accidents of life
with dignity and grace,
making the best
of circumstances. "
Aristotle
“ The hardest part
has been learning how
to take myself seriously
when the entire world
is constantly telling me
that femininity is always
inferior to masculinity. ”
Julia Serano
But Feminism Valued
the Feminine, right?
" As a result
of the feminist revolution,
'feminine'
becomes an abusive
epithet. "
Wyndham Lewis
Oh
nor more beautiful,
than a woman being
unapologetically herself;
comfortable in her perfect
imperfection.
To me, that is the true
essence of beauty. "
Hussein Nishah
" I am rediscovering
the whole sexual dimension
of life at the age of 86, really.
And that also means discovering
the feminine.
So the whole of this dimension,
which I had been seeking
for a very long time,
is now sort of
opening itself up to
me. "
Bede Griffiths
" Feminine passion
is to masculine
as an epic
is to an
epigram."
Karl Kraus _
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Being a Girl,
Being a Boy
Source of life's
mystery,
sorrows,
and Joy.
A feminine sky?
I suppose it is one
in which
a Cloudia Voyages.
Gentlemen,
are you thunder
& lightning?
Ladies,
Ah Ladies. . . . .
So Chore - y
yet touched with
Glory
are we!
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Warmly, cloudia
What a great post! And as for "throwing like a girl"...ever seen one of those college softball pitchers chuck it? Whew! I always think they're so cool.
ReplyDeletethere is so much more to a woman than the physical...i do think we have lost much over the years in terms of feminine...or maybe we had the wrong definition in the first place...
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking if 'throw like a girl' is the worst one's peers can say, its a pretty sweet world
ReplyDeleteDebate is masculine,
ReplyDeleteconversation
is feminine."(???)
Let's pray for men who don't understand that women are human beings.
One of humanity's age old questions, what are the differences between men and women.
ReplyDeleteA very cool post. I love the title.
ReplyDeleteIf gender dictates power then i say bring on the matriarchal society.
ReplyDeleteThose skies are soooo feminine, but...a bit of thunder and lightning can also be feminine, in my world anyway :)
ReplyDeleteI was always the pitcher on our dead end street baseball team.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, dear Cloudia...Discoveries...
Cloudia...
ReplyDeleteI was taunted once...Just ONCE!
Right after I purchased my Harley, someone told me that my muffler made my Hog sound like a sewing machine!
The next day I went and had some "Screaming Eagles" pipes put on. No one has ever said that to me since...:-)
made me smile. loved the 'sun egg'. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved this post... Your yin and yang are balanced!!
ReplyDeleteZdjęcia są cudowne, a drugie powiedzenie niestety prawdziwe. Pozdrawiam cieplutko.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are wonderful, and the other saying, unfortunately, true. Regards warm.
Wonderful post. I love the feminine. It needs to be infused into this masculine model of almost everything, to soften and balance this world. I'll be looking out always for those feminine Cloudia skies.
ReplyDelete" There is nothing more rare,
ReplyDeletenor more beautiful,
than a woman being
unapologetically herself;
comfortable in her perfect
imperfection.
To me, that is the true
essence of beauty. "
Hussein Nishah
I like it!
Loving the Griffiths quote (and your description of a 'sun egg':). To (poorly) paraphrase something I'd read, seems we all could easily have elements of both feminine and masculine within us!
ReplyDeleteLOL at 'Is this why I have been such a mystery to myself?' : D
ReplyDeleteWonderful post.. and always great quotes, photos and insight.
ReplyDeleteI sure enjoyed your photos today, me, just being a simple girl who loves a good mystery too! Enjoy your warmth!
ReplyDeletefeminism rules ok!
ReplyDeleteWell, there was a time when it did. I am told that the young women of today want nothing to do with it. Fools! Where did all the freedom and equality go? they’ll ask themselves one day.
Interesting how for some of us women femininity and feminism is an evolution of sorts. Some get it and some don't or are too scared. And when 'they' say she has big balls...what they really should be saying - she's got some tits!;)
ReplyDelete"Chore - y
ReplyDeleteyet touched with
Glory"
I love that!
Wonderful captures.
ReplyDeleteI will have to remember the Hussein Nishah quote - brilliant. As are your photos - as always. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteNice photo's, big fan of Hawaiian music, love that slack key.
ReplyDelete~Randall
I love your beautiful skies, Cloudia. I'm afraid I caught a cold and laying low right now.
ReplyDeleteWOW!
ReplyDeleteThanks EACH of YOU!!!!!!!!!